Article 7
Format of the application
1. A third party shall allocate a unique reference number to each document it submits to the competent authority as part of its application.
2. A third party shall include a substantiated explanation in its application for any requirement of this Regulation considered non-applicable.
3. The application referred to in Article 1 shall be accompanied by a letter signed by a member of the third party's management body confirming that:
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the submitted information is accurate and complete to the best of his or her knowledge, as of the date of the submission of the application; |
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the applicant is neither a regulated entity as defined in point (4) of Article 2 of Directive 2002/87/EC (5), nor a credit rating agency as defined in point (b) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009. (6) |
(5) Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 79/267/EEC, 92/49/EEC, 92/96/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 93/22/EEC, and Directives 98/78/EC and 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 35, 11.2.2003, p. 1).
(6) Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (OJ L 302, 17.11.2009, p. 1).