6. Liquidity requirements

The application should include the following information in relation to the liquidity requirements:

• a) forecast determination of the liquidity requirement relying on the financial forecasts included in the business plan;
• b) the funding strategy and liquidity planning;
• c) description of the envisaged funding sources of the TCB, including of any intragroup funding arrangements within the limits of the exception set out in Article 48c, point (d) CRD.
• d) confirmation that the liquid assets destined to meet the liquidity requirements are unencumbered and that the assets fulfilling the liquidity requirement are not counted towards the capital endowment requirement.

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• e) evidence that the liquid assets are deposited in an account in accordance with Article 48f CRD or, where the liquid assets have not yet been deposited in part of in total at the time of the submission of the application, indication of the timeline to deposit such liquid assets before the authorisation to commence the activity as a third-country branch is effective in accordance with national law.
• f) description of the liquidity governance arrangements demonstrating the capacity to manage the liquidity in the base case and the preparedness and ability to withstand stress situations, including: the ability to compute the applicable liquidity requirements in accordance with Art. 48f(1) and (2) CRD, as well as an outline of the liquidity internal controls framework.