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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 CHAPTER III — SUPERVISION OF GROUP SOLVENCY FOR GROUPS WITH CENTRALISED RISK MANAGEMENT

Article 351–Article 353 · 3 articles

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Assessment of conditions: criteria

Article 351

1.   In assessing whether the risk management processes and internal control mechanisms of the parent undertaking cover the subsidiary in accordance with point (b) of Article 236 of Directive 2009/138/EC, the group supervisor and the other supervisory authorities concerned shall consider whether all of the following criteria are met: (a) the risk management function referred to in Article 44(4) of Directive 2009/138/EC is carried out, in respect of the subsidiary, to a significant extent by the parent undertaking, in such a way that the parent undertaking carries out most of the tasks of the risk management function listed in Article 269 of this Regulation; (b) the compliance function referred to in Article 46 of Directive 2009/138/EC is carried out, in respect of the subsidiary, to a significant extent by the parent undertaking, in such a way that the parent undertaking carries out most of the tasks of the compliance function listed in Article 270 of this Regulation; (c) the requirements on outsourcing set out in Article 49 of Directive 2009/138/EC are complied with by the subsidiary in relation to the risk management and compliance activities carried out by the parent undertaking. 2.   In assessing whether the subsidiary is managed prudently in accordance with Article 236(b) of Directive 2009/138/EC, the group supervisor and the other supervisory authorities concerned shall consider whether all the following criteria are met: (a) the system of governance of the group, as referred to in Article 246 of Directive 2009/138/EC, is sufficiently effective and does not result in a situation similar to a significant deviation as referred to in Article 37(1)(c) of that Directive; (b) the system of governance of the subsidiary, as referred to in Article 41 of Directive 2009/138/EC, is sufficiently effective and does not result in a situation similar to a significant deviation as referred to in Article 37(1)(c) of Directive 2009/138/EC; (c) the system of governance of the subsidiary, as referred to in Article 41 of Directive 2009/138/EC, is not impaired by the risk management and compliance functions of the parent undertaking covering the subsidiary.

Assessment of conditions: procedures

Article 352

1.   For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘the supervisory authorities concerned’ shall be the supervisory authorities of the Member States in which the head office of the subsidiaries for which permission to be subject to Articles 238 and 239 of Directive 2009/138/EC has been submitted are situated. 2.   Where the parent undertaking decides to submit applications in relation to several subsidiaries at the same time, those applications shall be considered jointly by the group supervisor and the other supervisory authorities concerned in accordance with Article 237 of Directive 2009/138/EC.

Assessment of an emergency situation: criteria

Article 353

In assessing whether a situation should be considered as an emergency situation, in accordance with Article 239(2) of Directive 2009/138/EC, the supervisory authority having authorised the subsidiary shall consider whether any of the following criteria is met: (1) the time required to cooperate, exchange information and consult within the college would jeopardise the effectiveness of the measures to be taken; (2) a delay in the application of the proposed measures is likely to cause the financial conditions of the subsidiary to further deteriorate in such a way that there is a risk that the subsidiary will not comply with its Minimum Capital Requirement in the following three months.

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