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Where a securitisation which is not an ABCP programme or an ABCP transaction meets the requirements of Articles 19 to 22, the originator and sponsor involved in the securitisation must jointly notify the FCA of that fact by means of the template referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article.

Where an ABCP programme meets the requirements of Articles 23 to 26, or an ABCP transaction meets the requirements of Article 24, the sponsor involved in the programme must notify the FCA of that fact by means of the template referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article.

A notice given in accordance with the first or second subparagraph (‘STS notification’) must include an explanation of how the relevant STS criteria set out in Articles 20 to 22 or, as the case may be, Articles 24 to 26 have been complied with.

The FCA must publish the STS notification on its official website pursuant to paragraph 5. Where the STS notification is given jointly by the originator and sponsor involved in a securitisation, the STS notification must designate one of them to be the first contact point for investors and the FCA.

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The FCA must maintain on its official website a list of all securitisations notified to it as meeting the requirements of Articles 19 to 22 or Articles 23 to 26. The FCA must add each securitisation so notified to that list immediately and must update the list where a securitisation is no longer considered to be STS following a decision of the FCA or a notification by the originator or sponsor concerned.

Where the PRA or the Pensions Regulator, acting as the competent authority, has imposed a relevant sanction in relation to a securitisation, it must notify the FCA of that fact immediately. Where a competent authority has imposed a relevant sanction in relation to a securitisation, the FCA must immediately indicate that fact in relation to the securitisation concerned on the list which it maintains in accordance with the first subparagraph.

In the second subparagraph ‘relevant sanction’ means any sanction imposed or other measure taken where by reason of any act or failure, whether intentional or through negligence—

a

an originator, sponsor or original lender fails to meet the requirements set out in Article 6;

b

an originator, sponsor or original lender fails to meet the criteria set out in Article 9;

c

an originator, sponsor or SSPE fails to meet the requirements set out in Article 7 or 18;

d

a securitisation is designated as STS and an originator, sponsor or SSPE of that securitisation fails to meet the requirements set out in Article 19 to 22 or Articles 23 to 26;

e

an originator or sponsor makes a notification pursuant to Article 27(1) which is misleading;

f

an originator or sponsor fails to meet the requirements set out in Article 27(4); or

g

a third party authorised pursuant to Article 28 fails to notify a material change to the information provided pursuant to Article 28(1), including any change which could reasonably be considered to affect the competent authority's assessment of the third party's competence to assess STS compliance.