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Version date: 4 November 2014 - onwards
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9E. Initial capital.

(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Bank shall not take a draft decision to propose to the ECB to grant a licence unless the applicant holds separate own funds, or has an initial capital, of at least €5,000,000.

(2) Initial capital shall comprise only one or more of the items referred to in Article 26(1)(a) to (e) of the Capital Requirements Regulation.

(3) The Bank may take a draft decision to propose to the ECB to grant a licence to particular categories of credit institutions the initial capital of which is less than €5,000,000, subject to the following conditions:

(a) the applicant has an initial capital of at least €1,000,000;

(b) [deleted]