1.   The requesting authority shall send a consultation notice to the requested authority as soon as possible after receipt of a notification referred to in Article 22(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU and, in any event, no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the assessment period referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 22(2) of that Directive.

2.   Where the assessment provided for in Article 23(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU is conducted as part of the assessment of an application for the authorisation of a credit institution to commence its activities, the requesting authority shall send a consultation notice to the requested authority as soon as possible after receipt of such an application and, in any event, no later than 10 working days after the receipt of the complete information referred to in Article 15 of Directive 2013/36/EU.

3.   The requesting authority shall send the consultation notices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in writing by post, facsimile or secure electronic means and address them to the designated contact point of the requested authority.

4.   The requesting authority shall send the consultation notices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 by completing the template set out in Annex I, specifying the main details of the proposed holding and of the information that the requesting authority asks from the requested authority in relation thereto.