CHAPTER II - TASKS AND POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY (Article 8-39)Article 8 - Tasks and powers of the AuthorityArticle 9 - Tasks related to consumer protection and financial activities Article 9a - No action lettersArticle 10 - Regulatory technical standards Article 11 - Exercise of the delegation Article 12 - Revocation of the delegation Article 13 - Objections to regulatory technical standards Article 14 - Non-endorsement or amendment of draft regulatory technical standards Article 15 - Implementing technical standards Article 16 - Guidelines and recommendations Article 16a - OpinionsArticle 16b - Questions and answers Article 17 - Breach of Union law Article 17a - Protection of reporting personsArticle 18 - Action in emergency situationsArticle 19 - Settlement of disagreements between competent authorities in cross-border situations Article 20 - Settlement of disagreements between competent authorities across sectorsArticle 21 - Colleges of supervisors Article 22 - General provisions on systemic riskArticle 23 - Identification and measurement of systemic riskArticle 24 - Permanent capacity to respond to systemic risks Article 25 - Recovery and resolution proceduresArticle 26 - European system of national Investor Compensation SchemesArticle 27 - European system of resolution and funding arrangementsArticle 28 - Delegation of tasks and responsibilitiesArticle 29 - Common supervisory culture Article 29a - Union strategic supervisory prioritiesArticle 30 - Peer reviews of competent authorities Article 31 - Coordination function Article 31a - Information exchange on fitness and propriety GLArticle 31b - Coordination function in relation to orders, transactions and activities with significant cross-border effectsArticle 32 - Assessment of market developments, including stress tests Article 33 - International relations including equivalenceArticle 34 - Other tasks [repealed]Article 35 - Collection of informationArticle 36 - Relationship with the ESRBArticle 37 - Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group Article 38 - SafeguardsArticle 39 - Decision-making procedures