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Article 20 Withdrawal of authorisation

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1. Without prejudice to Article 22(3), a CCP’s competent authority shall withdraw authorisation, in full or in part, where the CCP: 

(a) has not made use of the authorisation within 12 months; 

(b) has not made use of an authorisation for a clearing service or activity in a class of derivatives, securities, other financial instruments or non-financial instruments, within 12 months of the date when the authorisation was granted or of the date when the CCP last offered such clearing service or activity; 

(c) expressly renounces the authorisation; 

(d) has provided no services or performed no activity for the preceding 12 months in a class of derivatives, securities, other financial instruments or non-financial instruments covered by an authorisation; 

(e) has obtained authorisation by making false statements or by any other irregular means; (f) is no longer in compliance with the conditions under which authorisation was granted and has not taken the remedial action within the set timeframe; or 

(g) has seriously and systematically infringed any of the requirements laid down in this Regulation. 

2. Where the CCP’s competent authority withdraws the authorisation of the CCP pursuant to paragraph 1, it may limit such withdrawal of authorisation to a particular clearing service or activity in one or more classes of derivatives, securities, other financial instruments or non-financial instruments. 

3. Before the CCP’s competent authority takes a decision to withdraw the authorisation of the CCP in full or in part, including for one or more clearing services or activities in one or more classes of derivatives, securities, other financial instruments or non-financial instruments under paragraph 1, it shall, in accordance with Article 17b, request the opinion of ESMA and the college referred to in Article 18 on the necessity of withdrawing the authorisation, in full or in part, of the CCP, except where a decision is required urgently.

4. ESMA or any member of the college referred to in Article 18 may, at any time, request that the CCP’s competent authority examine whether the CCP remains in compliance with the conditions under which the authorisation was granted.
 
5. Where the CCP’s competent authority takes a decision to withdraw the authorisation of the CCP in full or in part, including for one or more clearing services or activities in one or more classes of derivatives, securities, other financial instruments or non-financial instruments, that decision shall take effect throughout the Union and the CCP’s competent authority shall inform the CCP, via the central database, without undue delay.
 
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