+Article 16 2.

Article 16 2.

Financial entities shall develop, document, and implement an ICT systems’ acquisition, development, and maintenance procedure for the testing and approval of all ICT systems prior to their use and after maintenance, in accordance with Article 8(2), point (b), points (v), (vi) and (vii). The level of testing shall be commensurate to the criticality of the business procedures and ICT assets concerned. The testing shall be designed to verify that new ICT systems are adequate to perform as intended, including the quality of the software developed internally.

Central counterparties shall, in addition to the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph, involve, as appropriate, in the design and conduct of the testing referred to in the first subparagraph:

(a) 

clearing members and clients;

(b) 

interoperable central counterparties;

(c) 

other interested parties.

Central securities depositories shall, in addition to the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph, involve, as appropriate, in the design and conduct of the testing referred to in the first subparagraph:

(a) 

users;

(b) 

critical utilities and critical service providers;

(c) 

other central securities depositories;

(d) 

other market infrastructures;

(e) 

any other institutions with which central securities depositories have identified interdependencies in their business continuity policy.

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1.3 Zugehörige Standards

2. Identifizierte Anforderungen

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3. Zugehörige Standards

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