48. When assessing the proposed acquisition or increase of qualifying holdings under Articles 22 …

When assessing the proposed acquisition or increase of qualifying holdings under Articles 22 and 23 of Directive 2013/36/EU, prudential supervisors should, where deemed necessary, cooperate and exchange information with the relevant AML/CFT supervisors for the purpose of their assessment in particular with regards to the assessment of the reasonable grounds for suspicion of ML/TF in connection with the proposed acquirer or ML/TF risks further to the proposed acquisition or increase of qualifying holdings²³ . Prudential supervisors should, where deemed necessary, request information from the relevant AML/CFT supervisor for the purpose of assessing the AML/CFT criterion established in Article 23(1)(e) of Directive 2013/36/EU in accordance with paragraph 14 of the Joint Guidelines on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings.²⁴

²³ In line with the Joint ESMA and EBA Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders under Directive 2013/36/EU and Directive 2014/65/EU (EBA/GL/2021/06) and with the Joint Guidelines on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in the banking, insurance and securities sector (JC/GL/2016/01).

²⁴ Joint Guidelines on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of qualifying holdings in the banking, insurance and securities sector (JC/GL/2016/01).

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