3. Where more than one financial entity belonging to the same group and sharing ICT systems, or where more than one financial entity using the same ICT intra-group service provider, meet the criteria set out in paragraph 2, the TLPT authorities of those financial entities shall, in accordance with Article 16(2), decide whether the requirement to perform TLPT on an individual basis is relevant for those financial entities.
Where the TLPT authority of the parent undertaking of a group of financial entities referred to in the first subparagraph is different from the TLPT authorities of the financial entities of the group, that authority shall be consulted by the TLPT authorities of the financial entities belonging to that group on whether it is appropriate to perform TLPT on an individual basis.