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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2005 - onwards
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Regulation 21 Verification of information requested by the Bank or another competent authority

(1) If, in applying these Regulations, the Bank wishes to verify information relating to a particular entity that is part of a financial conglomerate and the entity is located in another Member State, it can request the competent authority of that State to arrange for the information to be verified either -

(a) by arranging for one of its officers or an auditor or expert to carry out the verification on its behalf, or

(b) by allowing the Bank to carry out the verification itself.

(2) If the Bank receives from a competent authority of another Member State a request to arrange for verification of information relating to an entity that is authorised, established or located, or has its office, within the State, the Bank may act on the request either -

(a) by arranging for one of its officers or an auditor or other expert to carry out the verification on its behalf, or

(b) by allowing the competent authority to carry out the verification itself.