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Article 59 Prudential requirements applicable to credit institutions or CSDs authorised to provide banking-type ancillary services

1. A credit institution designated under point (b) of Article 54(2) or a CSD authorised under point (a) of Article 54(2) to provide banking-type ancillary services shall provide only the services set out in Section C of the Annex that are covered by the authorisation.

2. A credit institution designated under point (b) of Article 54(2) or a CSD authorised under point (a) of Article 54(2) to provide banking-type ancillary services shall comply with any present or future legislation applicable to credit institutions.

3. A credit institution designated under point (b) of Article 54(2) or a CSD authorised under point (a) of Article 54(2) to provide banking-type ancillary services shall comply with the following specific prudential requirements for the credit risks related to those services in respect of each securities settlement system:

(a) it shall establish a robust framework to manage the corresponding credit risks;

(b) it shall identify the sources of such credit risks, frequently and regularly, measure and monitor corresponding credit exposures and use appropriate risk-management tools to control those risks;