(1) Where, before the end of the four month period, another resolution authority has referred to EBA in accordance with Article 19 of the EBA Regulation any matter relating to a proposal by the Bank to adopt a resolution plan for a group entity, the Bank must -
(a) defer its decision for one month beginning with the date on which the four month period ends; and
(b) ensure that the decision conforms with any decision taken by EBA before the end of that month under Article 19.3 of the EBA Regulation.
(2) The Bank may, within the four month period, refer to EBA in accordance with Article 19 of the EBA Regulation any matter relating to a proposal -
(a) by the group-level resolution authority for adopting a group resolution plan; or
(b) by another resolution authority for adopting a resolution plan for a group entity.
(3) For the purposes of a reference to EBA of a matter to which this article refers the four month period is deemed to be the conciliation phase referred to in Article 19