1. In accordance with Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2017/933 (ECB/2016/40), the Governing Council hereby delegates the adoption of decisions on (a) prior permission for the classification of capital instruments as Common Equity Tier 1 instruments under Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; (b) prior permission for the classification of capital instruments as Additional Tier 1 or Tier 2 instruments, where required by national law; and (c) prior permission for own funds reductions under Article 77 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, to the heads of work units nominated by the Executive Board in accordance with Article 5 of that Decision.
2. The own funds decisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted by means of a delegated decision if the criteria for the adoption of delegated decisions, as set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5, are fulfilled.
3. Own funds decisions shall not be adopted by means of a delegated decision if insufficient information or the complexity of assessment require that they are adopted under the non-objection procedure.