1.The Commission shall decide on any technical adaptations in the following areas ►M1 ————— ◄:
clarification of the definitions in Article 3 in order to ensure uniform application of this Directive;
clarification of the definitions in Article 3 to take account of developments on financial markets;
adjustment of the amounts of initial capital prescribed in Articles 5 to 9 and the amount referred to in Article 18(2) to take account of developments in the economic and monetary field;
adjustment of the categories of investment firms in Article 20(2) and (3) to take account of developments on financial markets;
clarification of the requirement laid down in Article 21 to ensure uniform application of this Directive;
alignment of terminology on and the framing of definitions in accordance with subsequent acts on institutions and related matters;
adjustment of the technical provisions in Annexes I to VII as a result of developments on financial markets, risk measurement, accounting standards or requirements which take account of Community legislation or which have regard to convergence of supervisory practices; or
technical adaptations to take account of the outcome of the review referred to in Article 65(3) of Directive 2004/39/EC.
2.The measures referred to in paragraph 1, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 42(2).