Article 23 General principles regarding resolution
1. The resolution authority shall take all appropriate measures to apply the resolution tools referred to in Article 27 and exercise the resolution powers referred to in Article 48 in accordance with the following principles:
(a) all contractual obligations and other arrangements in the CCP's recovery plan are enforced, to the extent that they have not been exhausted before entry into resolution, unless the resolution authority determines that in order to achieve the resolution objectives in a timely manner any of the following or both are more appropriate:
(i) to refrain from enforcing certain contractual obligations under the CCP's recovery plan or otherwise deviate from it;
(ii) to apply resolution tools or exercise the resolution powers;
(b) the shareholders of the CCP under resolution bear first losses following the enforcement of all obligations and arrangements referred to in point (a) and in accordance with that point;
(c) creditors of the CCP under resolution bear losses after the shareholders in accordance with the order of priority of their claims under normal insolvency proceedings, unless expressly provided otherwise in this Regulation;