1.   Requests for information that is not required to be exchanged pursuant to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 524/2014 shall be transmitted in written or electronic form to the relevant contact persons identified in the contact list referred to in Article 3(1) of this Regulation.

2.   A competent authority making a request as referred to in paragraph 1 shall explain how the information is likely to facilitate the supervision or monitoring of an institution, the examination of the conditions for the authorisation of an institution or the protection of the stability of the financial system. That competent authority shall specify a reasonable time by which the response must be provided taking into account the nature and urgency of the request and information requested.

3.   A competent authority receiving a request referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide the information without undue delay and shall make every effort to respond by the time indicated in the request. If that competent authority is unable to reply by the time indicated in the request it shall inform the competent authority making the request without undue delay of the time by which it will provide the information.

If the requested information is not available, the competent authority receiving a request referred to in paragraph 1 shall accordingly inform the competent authority making the request.