(8)Trading activities and financial markets are evolving constantly and rapidly. To enable competent authorities to take those characteristics into account when assessing whether institutions comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the assessment methodology should contain qualitative and procedural standards with regard to the formal approval by the institution of new financial instruments and products, and their introduction in the trading area. Standards for a formal new product approval policy are necessary to ensure that the introduction of new financial instruments and products, which may pose additional risk factors or require methodological changes to the internal risk measurement models, is fully compatible with the comprehensive control and validation.