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This version in force from: 31 December 2020

Article 31 Legal risks

1. An application for authorisation shall include all information necessary to enable the competent authority to assess that the rules, procedures, and contracts of the applicant CSD are clear, understandable and enforceable in all relevant jurisdictions in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014.

2. Where the applicant CSD intends to conduct business in different jurisdictions, the applicant CSD shall provide the competent authority with information concerning the measures put in place to identify and mitigate the risks arising from potential conflicts of laws across jurisdictions in accordance with Article 43(3) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014. That information shall include any legal assessment on which those measures are based.