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Version status: Applicable | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 17 November 2009

Regulation 1060/2009/EC - Credit Rating Agencies Regulation - CRAR

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Recitals
Title I Subject Matter, Scope and Definitions (arts. 1-5c)
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Article 1 Subject matter
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Article 2 Scope
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Article 3 Definitions
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Article 4 Use of credit ratings
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Article 5 Equivalence and certification based on equivalence
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Article 5a Over-reliance on credit ratings by financial institutions
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Article 5b Reliance on credit ratings by the European Supervisory Authorities and the European Systemic Risk Board
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Article 5c Over-reliance on credit ratings in Union law
Title II Issuing of Credit Ratings (arts. 6-13)
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Article 6 Independence and avoidance of conflicts of interest
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Article 6a Conflicts of interest concerning investments in credit rating agencies
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Article 6b Maximum duration of the contractual relationship with a credit rating agency
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Article 7 Rating analysts, employees and other persons involved in the issuing of credit ratings
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Article 8 Methodologies, models and key rating assumptions
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Article 8a Sovereign ratings
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Article 8b Information on structured finance instruments
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Article 8c Double credit rating of securitisation instruments
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Article 8d Use of multiple credit rating agencies
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Article 9 Outsourcing
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Article 10 Disclosure and presentation of credit ratings
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Article 11 General and periodic disclosures
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Article 11a European rating platform
ApplicableEntered into force
Article 12 Transparency report
ApplicableEntered into force
Article 13 Public disclosure fees
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Article 13a Accessibility of information on ESAP
Title III Surveillance of Credit Rating Activities (arts. 14-35)
Chapter I Registration procedure (arts. 14-20)
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Article 14 Requirement for registration
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Article 15 Application for registration
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Article 16 Examination of the application for registration of a credit rating agency by ESMA
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Article 17 Examination of the applications for registration of a group of credit rating agencies by ESMA
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Article 18 Notification of a decision to register, refuse or withdraw registration, and publication of the list of registered credit rating agencies
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Article 19 Registration and supervisory fees
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Article 20 Withdrawal of registration
Chapter II Supervision by ESMA (arts. 21-25a)
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Article 21 ESMA
ApplicableEntered into force
Article 22 Competent authorities
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Article 22a Examination of compliance with methodology requirements
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Article 23 Non-interference with content of ratings or methodologies
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Article 23a Exercise of the powers referred to in Articles 23b to 23d
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Article 23b Requests for information
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Article 23c General investigations
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Article 23d On-site inspections
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Article 23e Procedural rules for taking supervisory measures and imposing fines
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Article 24 Supervisory measures by ESMA
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Article 25 Hearing of the persons concerned
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Article 25a Sectoral competent authorities responsible for the supervision and enforcement of Article 4(1) and Articles 5a, 8c and 8d
Chapter III Cooperation between competent authorities (ss. 26-33)
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Article 26 Obligation to cooperate
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Article 27 Exchange of information
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Article 28 Cooperation in case of a request with regard to on-site inspections or investigations
Deleted
Article 29 Colleges of competent authorities
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Article 30 Delegation of tasks by ESMA to competent authorities
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Article 31 Notifications and suspension requests by competent authorities
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Article 32 Professional secrecy
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Article 33 Disclosure of information from another Member State
Chapter IV Cooperation with third countries (arts. 34-35)
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Article 34 Agreement on exchange of information
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Article 35 Disclosure of information from third countries
Title IIIA Civil liability of credit rating agencies (art. 35a)
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Article 35a Civil liability
Title IV Penalties, Committee Procedure, Reporting and Transitional and Final Provisions (arts. 36-41)
Chapter I Penalties, committee procedure and reporting (arts. 36-39b)
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Article 36 Penalties
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Article 36a Fines
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Article 36b Periodic penalty payments
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Article 36c Hearing of the persons subject to the proceedings
Inserted
Article 36d Disclosure, nature, enforcement and allocation of fines and periodic penalty payments
Inserted
Article 36e Review by the Court of Justice of the European Union
Amended
Article 37 Amendments to Annexes
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Article 38 Committee procedure
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Article 38a Exercise of the delegation
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Article 38b Revocation of the delegation
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Article 38c Objections to delegated acts
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Article 39 Reports
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Article 39a ESMA's staffing and resources
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Article 39b Reporting obligations
Chapter II Transitional and final provisions (arts. 40-41)
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Article 40 Transitional provision
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Article 40a Transitional measures related to ESMA
ApplicableEntered into force
Article 41 Entry into force
Annex I Independence and Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest
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Annex I, Section A Organisational requirements
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Annex I, Section B Operational requirements
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Annex I, Section C Rules on rating analysts and other persons directly involved in credit rating activities
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Annex I, Section D Rules on the presentation of credit ratings and rating outlooks
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Annex I, Section E Disclosures
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Annex II Information to be Provided in the Application for Registration
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Annex III List of infringements referred to in Article 24(1) and Article 36a(1)
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Annex IV List of the coefficients linked to aggravating and mitigating factors for the application of Article 36a(3)
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