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| European Union - Financial Conglomerates Directive Article 27 Amendments to Directive 93/22/EEC Directive 93/22/EEC is amended as follows: 1. in Article 6 the following paragraphs shall be added: The competent authority of a Member State involved, responsible for the supervision of credit institutions or insurance undertakings, shall be consulted prior to the granting of an authorisation to an investment firm which is: (a) a subsidiary of a credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in the Community; or (b) a subsidiary of the parent undertaking of a credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in the Community; or (c) controlled by the same person, whether natural or legal, who controls a credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in the Community. The relevant competent authorities referred to in the first and second paragraphs shall in particular consult each other when assessing the suitability of the shareholders and the reputation and experience of directors involved in the management of another entity of the same group. They shall inform each other of any information regarding the suitability of shareholders and the reputation and experience of directors which is of relevance to the other competent authorities involved for the granting of an authorisation as well as for the ongoing assessment of compliance with operating conditions. 2. Article 9(2) shall be replaced by the following: 2. If the acquirer of the holding referred to in paragraph 1 is an investment firm, a credit institution or an insurance undertaking authorised in another Member State, or the parent undertaking of an investment firm, credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in another Member State, or a natural or legal person controlling an investment firm, credit institution or insurance undertaking authorised in another Member State, and if, as a result of that acquisition, the undertaking in which the acquirer proposes to acquire a holding would become the acquirer's subsidiary or come under his control, the assessment of the acquisition must be subject to the prior consultation provided for in Article 6. |
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