1. Decisions on the approval of acquisitions of material holdings in credit institutions or non-credit institutions by a significant supervised entity shall be taken by means of a delegated decision if all of the following criteria are met:
the impact on the own funds of the acquiring significant supervised entity, on both a consolidated and an individual level, is limited, which means that all of the following apply:(i)for at least three years from the effective date of the acquisition of the material holding, the own funds exceed the sum of: (1) the requirements laid down in Article 92(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; (2) the own funds required to be held in accordance with Article 16(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013; (3) the combined buffer requirement as defined in point (6) of Article 128 of Directive 2013/36/EU; and (4) where applicable, the Pillar 2 capital guidance as set out in the last available SREP decision;(ii)the impact of any reduction on the Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, the Tier 1 capital ratio and the total capital ratio is below 100 basis points; or, for at least three years from the effective date of the acquisition of the material holding, the aggregate of the requirements, and where applicable, the guidance, referred to in point (i) is exceeded by at least seven percentage points;
for at least three years from the effective date of the acquisition of the material holding, the own funds exceed the sum of: (1) the requirements laid down in Article 92(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; (2) the own funds required to be held in accordance with Article 16(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013; (3) the combined buffer requirement as defined in point (6) of Article 128 of Directive 2013/36/EU; and (4) where applicable, the Pillar 2 capital guidance as set out in the last available SREP decision;
the impact of any reduction on the Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, the Tier 1 capital ratio and the total capital ratio is below 100 basis points; or, for at least three years from the effective date of the acquisition of the material holding, the aggregate of the requirements, and where applicable, the guidance, referred to in point (i) is exceeded by at least seven percentage points;
the impact on the liquidity situation of the acquiring significant supervised entity is limited, which means that for at least three years from the effective date of the acquisition of the material holding all of the following apply:(i)the LCR and the NSFR remain above 110 % and are above any liquidity requirements set out in the last available SREP decision, if these are higher than the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;(ii)at consolidated level, the LCR and the NSFR are not reduced by more than 50 %;
the LCR and the NSFR remain above 110 % and are above any liquidity requirements set out in the last available SREP decision, if these are higher than the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
at consolidated level, the LCR and the NSFR are not reduced by more than 50 %;
the target entity is established in the Union or in the European Economic Area, or in a third country or territory with equivalent supervisory and regulatory standards.
2. The assessment of acquisitions of holdings shall be carried out in accordance with Article 27b of Directive 2013/36/EU as transposed into national law.