1. Applicants for authorisation as a credit institution shall submit the information set out in Articles 1 to 9 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2580 to their competent authority by filling in the template set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Competent authorities shall indicate on their website the contact details for submitting an application for authorisation as a credit institution and shall indicate whether that application is to be submitted in paper format, in electronic form or both.