1.   Unless otherwise decided by the lead TLPT authority, where several financial entities, identified in accordance with Article 16(2) or (4), are involved in a pooled or joint TLPT, each financial entity shall follow each of the steps set out in Articles 9 to 15.

2.   Unless otherwise provided in this Regulation, where several TLPT authorities are involved in a joint TLPT or in a pooled TLPT, as referred to in Article 16(3) or 16(5), references in Articles 9 to 15 to the ‘TLPT authority’ shall be understood as a reference to the lead TLPT authority for such pooled or joint TLPT.