Article 51 Third country resolution authorities as observers in the resolution college

Upon receipt of a relevant request from a third country resolution authority as referred to in Article 88(3) of Directive 2014/59/EU, the group-level resolution authority shall communicate the request to the resolution college.

The communication shall be accompanied by all of the following:

1. (a)

   the opinion of the group-level resolution authority, also having regard to point (b), on the equivalence of the confidentiality and professional secrecy regime applicable to the candidate observer;

2. (b)

   the terms and conditions of observers' participation in the resolution college that shall be included in the written arrangements and procedures as proposed by the group-level resolution authority;

3. (c)

   the view of the group-level resolution authority as to the significance of the relevant branch, if the candidate is a third-country resolution authority for a branch;

4. (d)

   the setting of a time limit, upon the expiration of which consent shall be assumed: within that time limit any disagreeing resolution college member referred to in Article 88(2)(b), (c) or (d) of Directive 2014/59/EU may express its fully reasoned objection to the opinion of the group-level resolution authority referred to in point (a) of this paragraph.

When an objection is expressed, the group-level resolution authority shall take it into account before making its final decision. For that purpose, it may also request the explicit views of the members of the college referred to Article 88(2)(b), (c) and (d) of Directive 2014/59/EU and take into account the majority of the views thereon.

When the group-level resolution authority makes the decision to invite the resolution authority of the third country, it shall send an invitation to the candidate observer. The invitation shall be accompanied by the terms and conditions of participation as an observer set out in the written arrangements. The candidate receiving the invitation shall be considered an observer upon acceptance of the invitation, which shall be deemed as acceptance of the terms and conditions of participation.

Following acceptance, the group-level resolution authority shall transmit an updated outcome of the mapping referred in Article 50 to the resolution college.