1. This Guideline shall apply to the ECB and the NCAs in the performance of the supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB. In this regard, internal rules adopted by the ECB and the NCAs in the fulfilment of the provisions of this Guideline shall apply to the members of their bodies and to their staff members.
2. The ECB and the NCAs shall aim, to the extent legally feasible, to extend the obligations defined in implementation of the provisions of this Guideline to persons involved in the performance of supervisory tasks who are not staff members.
3. The provisions of this Guideline are without prejudice to the application by the ECB or the NCAs of more stringent ethics rules to the members of their bodies and staff members.