national competent authority

Defined in Article 1, Guideline (EU) 2015/856 of the ECB

Definitions over time (1)

1. 02/06/2015 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 1, Guideline (EU) 2015/856 of the ECB Scope: Whole act

   ‘national competent authority’ (NCA) means a national competent authority as defined in point (2) of Article 2 of the SSM Regulation. This definition is without prejudice to arrangements under national law which assign certain supervisory tasks to a national central bank (NCB) not designated as an NCA. A reference to an NCA in this Guideline shall in this case apply as appropriate to the NCB for the tasks assigned to it by national law;

Used in (3 places in 2 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Guideline (EU) 2015/856 of the ECB (3 in 2)

Recital 2 · Article 1²