Article 8
Owners and parent undertaking of a credit rating agency
1. A credit rating agency shall provide ESMA with:
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a list of each person who directly or indirectly holds 5 % or more of the credit rating agency’s capital or of voting rights or whose holding makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the credit rating agency; |
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the information set out in points 1 and 2 of Annex III in relation to each such person. |
2. A credit rating agency shall also provide the following information to ESMA:
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a list of any undertakings in which a person referred to in paragraph 1 holds 5 % or more of the capital or voting rights or over whose management that person exercises a significant influence; |
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an identification of their business activity referred to in point 3 of Annex III. |
3. Where a credit rating agency has a parent undertaking, it shall:
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identify the country where the parent undertaking is established; |
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indicate whether the parent undertaking is authorised or registered and subject to supervision. |