(9)Independence risks being endangered if a valuation is performed by a person that is employed by or affiliated to any relevant public authority, including the resolution authority, and to the CCP, even in cases where full structural separation has been established within a legal person. It is therefore necessary to ensure that the valuer is not an employee or contractor of any relevant public authority, including the resolution authority, or of the CCP, and does not belong the same group of companies as the CCP.