Article 7U.K.Decision on the application

1.The supervisory authority may consider other evidence than that listed in Articles 2-5 of this Regulation, where this evidence is relevant for assessing compliance with the conditions set out in Article 77b(1) and 77c of Directive 2009/138/EC when reaching a decision on the approval of the application.

2.The supervisory authority's decision on the approval of the application shall be communicated in writing in the same language as the application.

3.Where a single application has been received in respect of more than one portfolio of insurance or reinsurance obligations, the supervisory authority may decide to approve the application in respect of some but not all of the portfolios included in the application. In that case, the written communication of the decision shall specify to which portfolios of insurance and reinsurance obligations a matching adjustment may be applied.

4.Where the supervisory authority decides to reject an application, for some or all of the portfolios included within an application, it shall state clearly the reasons for that decision.

5.Where insurance and reinsurance undertakings are granted approval to apply a matching adjustment to a portfolio of insurance and reinsurance obligations, the scope of that approval decision shall be considered to cover future insurance and reinsurance obligations and assets that are added to that matching portfolio, provided that undertakings can demonstrate the following:

(a)the future obligations and assets have the same features as the obligations and assets included in the matching portfolio for which the approval was granted;

(b)the matching portfolio continues to meet the relevant conditions of Directive 2009/138/EC.