Recital 5

(5)The scope of fit and proper decisions that are delegated should be extended to include (a) decisions authorising additional non-executive directorships within the meaning of Article 91(6) of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁶ ; (b) decisions as to whether branch managers – as defined in accordance with applicable law – fulfil the fit and proper requirements; and (c) decisions as to whether persons to whom the management body delegates, partially or fully, the executive function – whether or not the persons have been proposed or appointed as formal members of the institution’s governing body or bodies under national law – fulfil the fit and proper requirements. This extension of the scope of fit and proper decisions that are delegated is appropriate, as the underlying assessments of such decisions are similar in nature to assessments undertaken in connection with standard fit and proper decisions.