9. The [F1PRA] must assess credibility according to factors such as the following—U.K.
(a)market share of the ECAI;
(b)revenues generated by the ECAI;
(c)financial resources of the ECAI;
(d)whether there is any pricing on the basis of the rating;
(e)whether at least two credit institutions use the individual credit assessments of the ECAI for—
(i)bond issuing, or
(ii)assessing credit risks.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 118(aa) (with Sch. 2 para. 119)