It is appropriate to effect only the essential harmonisation necessary and sufficient to secure the mutual recognition of authorisation and of prudential supervision systems, making possible the granting of a single licence recognised throughout the Community and the application of the principle of home Member State prudential supervision. Therefore, the requirement that a programme of operations be produced should be seen merely as a factor enabling the competent authorities to decide on the basis of more precise information using objective criteria. A measure of flexibility should nonetheless be possible as regards the requirements on the legal form of credit institutions concerning the protection of banking names.
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New version applies from 17/08/2009 — introduced by Commission Directive 2009/83/EC.
82 provisions change.
Later versions: 30/10/2009, 07/12/2009, 30/03/2010, 04/01/2011, 09/12/2011, 01/07/2013, 01/01/2014.
Recital 7 changes in this version: compare with the current text.