5. For the purposes of conducting a pooled TLPT as referred to in Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554:
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(a)
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the TLPT authorities of the financial entities shall agree on which financial entity shall be designated to conduct of the pooled TLPT, considering the ICT services provided by the ICT third-party service provider to the financial entities and the efficiency of the test;
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(b)
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the TLPT authority of the financial entity designated in accordance with point (a) shall lead the TLPT, unless otherwise agreed by the TLPT authorities of the financial entities participating in the pooled TLPT;
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(c)
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the TLPT authorities of the financial entities other than the designated financial entity to lead the pooled TLPT may either express their interest in following the TLPT as observers or assign a test manager to that TLPT.
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The lead TLPT authority shall coordinate all TLPT authorities involved in the pooled TLPT and adopt all the decisions necessary to carry out the pooled TLPT in a sound and effective way.