Recital 1

(1)In view of the general nature of the qualitative condition of Article 20(1)(c)(iii) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 and the need to ensure a consistent application by competent authorities of that condition, it is appropriate to set out how, in the context of critical benchmarks, (i) the cessation of the provision of a benchmark, or (ii) the provision of a benchmark on the basis of input data which are no longer fully representative of the underlying market or economic reality, or (iii) the provision of a benchmark on the basis of unreliable input data, could have a significant and adverse impact on market integrity, financial stability, consumers, the real economy, or the financing of households and businesses in one or more Member States.