Scope of application

These guidelines apply at the level of the third-country branch.

These guidelines apply without prejudice to national provisions foreseeing or competent au-thorities imposing on one or more third-country branches a more rigorous regime concerning the specification of the requirement laid down in Article 48e(2) of Directive 2013/36/EU includ-ing for the instruments referred to in point (c) of that paragraph, or operational conditions that third-country branches should respect.