Article 1
Information about the identity of the applicant credit institution
An application for authorisation as a credit institution shall contain all of the following information about the applicant credit institution’s identity:
the name and contact details of the person to contact regarding the application;
where relevant, the name and contact details of the principal professional adviser involved in the preparation of the application;
the applicant credit institution’s current name, trading name and logo, and, where applicable, any intended changes to those names or that logo;
the applicant credit institution’s legal form;
the date and jurisdiction of the applicant credit institution’s incorporation or formation;
the address of the applicant credit institution’s registered office and, where different, of its head office and of its principal place of business;
where different from the contact details provided under point (a), the contact details of the applicant credit institution;
where the applicant credit institution is registered in a central register, commercial register, companies register or similar public register, the name of that register and the registration number of the applicant credit institution or an equivalent means of identification in that register;
where available, the applicant credit institution’s Legal Entity Identifier (LEI);
the date of the accounting year end for the applicant credit institution;
where available, the website address of the applicant credit institution;
the articles of association of the applicant credit institution or equivalent constitutional documents, and, where applicable, evidence of registration with the register designated by the law of the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 16 of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ).
( 1 ) Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 relating to certain aspects of company law (OJ L 169, 30.6.2017, p. 46).