1. EBA shall analyse the information received in accordance with this Regulation on a risk-based approach.
2. EBA may seek, where appropriate, to combine information submitted in accordance with this Regulation with information available to the EBA or with information that the EBA has gathered from other sources during the performance of its tasks, including information disclosed to the EBA by any natural or legal person, including competent authorities, the Commission, the EIOPA or the ESMA.
3. The EBA may seek, where appropriate, to obtain additional information from the ESMA and EIOPA. The competent authorities - the ESMA and the EIOPA - shall, in such cases, provide the information requested.
4. The EBA shall endeavour to make use of the information received in accordance with this Regulation for the achievement of all its tasks as set out in Regulation (EU) 1093/2010, including but without limitation, the following tasks:
(a) to conduct analysis on an aggregate basis in order to:
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