Addressees

These guidelines are addressed to competent authorities as defined in point (2)(i) and (2)(viii) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010¹⁷ , and to competent authorities as defined in point (2)(iii) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 to the extent these authorities are supervising the compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of institutions as defined in point (3) of Article 3(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU, or of financial sector operators as defined in point (1a) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 where these operators are included in the institution’s prudential consoli dation, including of branches established in the Union whether their head office is situated in a Member State or in a third country ( ‘ institutions ’ ).

¹⁷ Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12).