1. The ECB and the NCAs shall monitor compliance with the rules implementing this Guideline. The monitoring shall include, as appropriate, the conduct of regular and/or ad hoc compliance checks. The ECB and the NCAs shall establish adequate procedures to promptly respond to and address cases of non-compliance.
2. The monitoring of compliance shall be without prejudice to internal rules allowing for internal investigations where a member of a body or a staff member is suspected of having breached the rules implementing this Guideline.