Article 1
1. For the purposes of paragraph 6 of Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, the legal and supervisory arrangements of India consisting of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956, the Securities Contract (Regulation) (Stock Exchange and Clearing Corporations) Regulations 2012 and the Circular of 4 September 2013 and applicable to recognised clearing corporations authorised therein shall be considered to be equivalent to the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 648/2012. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 6 of Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, the legal and supervisory arrangements of India consisting of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 and the Payment and Settlement Systems Regulations, 2008, as complemented by the Policy Document for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market Infrastructures, and applicable to authorised clearing houses authorised therein shall be considered to be equivalent to the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.