Recital 1

(1)In order to ensure efficient and timely cooperation between competent authorities of home and host Member States information exchange should be two-way, within the respective supervisory competences of those authorities. Standard forms, templates and operating procedures, including timelines, should therefore be established for the exchange of information during going concern situations and liquidity stress situations. Harmonised frequencies and maximum remittance dates for the information to be exchanged on a regular basis should also be established, providing for information to be exchanged on a bi-annual or annual basis. To ensure that the most up-to-date information is exchanged, competent authorities should nevertheless exchange information as early as is practicable without waiting until the expiry of maximum remittance dates.