(a)

the past or present provision of services by the applicant valuer to the CCP or a relevant public authority;

(b)

any personal and financial relationships between the applicant valuer and the CCP or a relevant public authority.

(a)

the senior management and the members of the management body of the CCP and any group company of the CCP as referred to in Article 2, point (28), of Regulation (EU) 2021/23;

(b)

the legal or natural persons that control or have a qualifying holding in the CCP;

(c)

the creditors identified by the resolution authority as being significant on the basis of the information available to the resolution authority;

(d)

the clearing members of the CCP as defined in Article 2, point (12), of Regulation (EU) 2021/23; clients of the CCP as defined in Article 2, point (18), of that Regulation; and indirect clients of the CCP as defined in Article 2, point (20), of that Regulation;

(e)

interoperable CCPs as defined in Article 2, point (21), of Regulation (EU) 2021/23.

(a)

in the year preceding the date on which the valuer’s eligibility is assessed, the valuer has completed a statutory audit of the CCP pursuant to Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (5);

(b)

the valuer has been employed by the CCP or a relevant public authority during the period of 3 years preceding the assessment of its independence.

(a)

maintain, in accordance with any applicable codes of ethics and professional standards, policies and procedures to identify any actual or potential interest which may be considered to constitute a material interest;

(b)

notify the resolution authority without delay of any actual or potential interest in common or in conflict with any relevant public authority or with the CCP which the valuer considers may, in the assessment of the resolution authority, be considered to amount to a material interest;

(c)

take appropriate steps to ensure that none of the staff or other persons involved in carrying out the valuation has any material interest in common or in conflict with any relevant public authority or with the CCP;

(d)

notify the resolution authority of any material investments or other material financial interests and confirm that they are not conflicting with its position as a valuer;

(e)

where that person is a legal person, provide evidence of efficient structural separation or other arrangements that have been put in place or are to be put in place to address any threats to independence such as self-review, self-interest, advocacy, familiarity, trust or intimidation, including arrangements to differentiate between those staff members who may be involved in the valuation and other staff members;

(f)

where the person is a statutory auditor, ensure the auditor is duly covered by internal rules to manage any conflict of interest;

(g)

notify the resolution authority of their activities relevant to the appointment for the period of 3 years preceding the assessment of the valuer’s independence;

(h)

not seek or accept financial or other advantages from any relevant public authority or from the CCP, without prejudice to the payment to the valuer of remuneration and expenses that are reasonable in connection with the conduct of the valuation.