ANNEX II

INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

1.   Full name of the credit rating agency, address of the registered office within the Community

2.   Name and contact details of a contact person and of the compliance officer

3.   Legal status

4.   Class of credit ratings for which the credit rating agency is applying to be registered

5.   Ownership structure

6.   Organisational structure and corporate governance

7.   Financial resources to perform credit rating activities

8.   Staffing of credit rating agency and its expertise

9.   Information regarding subsidiaries of credit rating agency

10.   Description of the procedures and methodologies used to issue and review credit ratings

11.   Policies and procedures to identify, manage and disclose any conflicts of interests

12.   Information regarding rating analysts

13.   Compensation and performance evaluation arrangements

14.   Services other than credit rating activities, which the credit rating agency intends to provide

15.   Programme of operations, including indications of where the main business activities are expected to be carried out, branches to be established, and setting out the type of business envisaged

16.   Documents and detailed information related to the expected use of endorsement

17.   Documents and detailed information related to the expected outsourcing arrangements including information on entities assuming outsourcing functions.