AI Summary of Article 22 Designation of competent authorities
Member States shall designate as the competent authorities responsible for the authorisation and prudential supervision of payment institutions either public authorities, bodies recognised by national law, or bodies expressly empowered by national law, including national central banks. Competent authorities shall guarantee independence from economic bodies and avoid conflicts of interest. Payment institutions, credit institutions, electronic money institutions or post office giro institutions shall not be designated. Member States shall inform the Commission.
Member States shall ensure that designated competent authorities possess all powers necessary to perform their duties. Where more than one competent authority exists in a Member State, or where the authorities for matters covered are not those supervising credit institutions, those authorities must cooperate closely to discharge their duties effectively. Tasks are the responsibility of the competent authorities of the home Member State. Paragraph 1 does not require supervision of payment institutions’ business activities other than the provision of payment services and the activities referred to in point (a) of Article 18(1).
Article 22 Designation of competent authorities
1. Member States shall designate as the competent authorities responsible for the authorisation and prudential supervision of payment institutions which are to carry out the duties provided for under this Title either public authorities, or bodies recognised by national law or by public authorities expressly empowered for that purpose by national law, including national central banks.
The competent authorities shall guarantee independence from economic bodies and avoid conflicts of interest. Without prejudice to the first subparagraph, payment institutions, credit institutions, electronic money institutions, or post office giro institutions shall not be designated as competent authorities.
The Member States shall inform the Commission accordingly.
2. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities designated under paragraph 1 possess all powers necessary for the performance of their duties.
3. Member States on whose territories there is more than one competent authority for matters covered by this Title shall ensure that those authorities cooperate closely so that they can discharge their respective duties effectively. The same applies where the authorities competent for matters covered by this Title are not the competent authorities responsible for the supervision of credit institutions.
4. The tasks of the competent authorities designated under paragraph 1 shall be the responsibility of the competent authorities of the home Member State.