Article 27a 7.

Where the proposed acquisition of a material holding is conducted between entities of the same group as referred to in Article 113(6) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 or between entities within the same institutional protection scheme as referred to in Article 113(7) of that Regulation, the competent authority shall not be required to carry out the assessment provided for in Article 27b(1) of this Directive.