(4)It is appropriate to effect only the essential harmonisation that is necessary and sufficient to secure the mutual recognition of authorisation and of prudential supervision systems; in order to achieve mutual recognition within the framework of the internal financial market, measures should be laid down to coordinate the definition of the own funds of investment firms, the establishment of the amounts of their initial capital and the establishment of a common framework for monitoring the risks incurred by investment firms.
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New version applies from 20/03/2008 — introduced by Directive 2008/23/EC.
89 provisions change.
Later versions: 28/04/2009, 07/12/2009, 04/01/2011, 01/01/2014.
Recital 4 changes in this version: compare with the current text.