Recital 1

(1)It is necessary that EIOPA be able to apply clear criteria and factors in determining the existence of a significant investor protection concern or a threat to the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets or to the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Union. This Regulation further specifies those criteria and factors, including those listed in points (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the second subparagraph of Article 65(9) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238.