Article 15 1.

A CCP that intends to extend its business to additional services or activities, including to non-financial instruments suitable to be centrally cleared at an authorised CCP, not covered by the existing authorisation shall submit an application for an extension of that authorisation to additional clearing services or activities in one or more classes of derivatives, securities, other financial instruments or non-financial instruments, to the CCP’s competent authority, unless such an extension of activities or services is exempted from authorisation under Article 15a.