Article 3
Quality of documentation
1. In order to verify the compliance of the institution with the documentation requirement set out in point (e) of Article 144(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, competent authorities shall verify that the documentation of the rating systems as defined in point (1) of Article 142(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (‘rating systems’):
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is sufficiently detailed and accurate for it to be efficiently used; |
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is approved at the appropriate management level of the institution; |
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contains, with regard to each document, at least a record of the type of document, the author, the reviewer, the authorising agent, the owner, the dates of development and of approval, the version number and the history of changes to the document; |
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allows third parties to examine and confirm the functioning of the rating systems and, in particular, to examine and confirm that:
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2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the competent authority shall verify that the institution has in place policies outlining specific standards for documentation ensuring:
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that the internal documentation is sufficiently detailed and accurate; |
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that specific persons or units are assigned responsibility to ensure that the documentation is complete, consistent, accurate, updated, approved as appropriate and secure; |
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that the institution adequately documents its policies, procedures and methodologies relating to the application of the IRB Approach. |