(9)The requirements laid down in this Regulation concerning significant and less significant supervised entities, including branches established in a participating Member State by a credit institution established in a non-participating Member State, should be aimed at ensuring that these supervised entities report a common minimum set of information to NCAs and not at imposing uniform reporting requirements. It may be appropriate for NCAs to collect the necessary minimum information as part of a broader reporting framework which they establish in accordance with the relevant Union or national law and which also serves purposes other than supervisory purposes, such as statistical purposes.