Artikel 18 Användning av kreditförvaltare eller andra enheter

1.   Where the credit purchaser or, where applicable, its representative designated in accordance with Article 19 appoints an entity referred to in Article 2(5), point (a)(i) or (iii), or a credit servicer, to perform credit servicing activities in relation to the transferred creditor’s rights under a non-performing credit agreement, or the non-performing credit agreement itself, Member States shall require that credit purchaser or its representative to inform the competent authorities of its home Member State of the identity and address of the entity referred to in Article 2(5), point (a)(i) or (iii), or of the credit servicer, at the latest on the date on which the credit servicing activities start.

2.   Where the credit purchaser or, where applicable, its representative designated in accordance with Article 19 appoints an entity other than the one notified under paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall notify the competent authorities of its home Member State thereof at the latest on the date of that change and shall indicate the identity and address of the new entity that it has appointed to perform credit servicing activities in relation to the transferred creditor’s rights under a non-performing credit agreement or the non-performing credit agreement itself.

3.   Member States shall require the competent authorities of the home Member State of the credit purchaser to transmit without undue delay to the competent authorities of the host Member State, to the competent authorities of the Member State in which the credit was granted, and to the competent authorities of the home Member State of the new credit servicer, the information received in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.