# The Financial Conglomerates and Other Financial Groups Regulations 2004, Regulation 18


(1) In respect of the application of—
(a) the PRA Rulebook, Financial Conglomerates Annex 1 Threshold Test 1, 2 and 3, or
(b) the Threshold Test 1, 2 and 3 of Annex 4 of Chapter 3 of the FCA General Prudential sourcebook,
the relevant competent authorities may by common agreement take the action specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The action the relevant competent authorities may take is—
(a) to exclude an entity when calculating the ratios, in the cases referred to in regulation 24, unless—
(i) the entity moved from the UK to a third country, and
(ii) there is evidence that the entity changed its location to avoid regulation;
(b) to take into account compliance with the thresholds envisaged in—
(i) the PRA Rulebook, Financial Conglomerates Annex 1 Threshold Test 1 and 2, or
(ii) the Threshold Test 1 and 2 of Annex 4 of Chapter 3 of the FCA General Prudential sourcebook,
for three consecutive years so as to avoid sudden regime shifts, and disregard such compliance if there are significant changes in the group's structure;
(c) to exclude one or more participations as defined in article 4.1(35) of the Capital Requirements Regulation in the smaller sector if—
(i) such participations are decisive for the identification of a financial conglomerate, and
(ii) are collectively of negligible interest with respect the objectives of supplementary supervision.
(3) Where a financial conglomerate has been identified according to—
(a) the PRA Rulebook, Financial Conglomerates Annex 1 Threshold Test 1, 2 and 3, or
(b) the Threshold Test 1, 2 and 3 of Annex 4 of Chapter 3 of the General Prudential sourcebook,
the decisions referred to in paragraph (1) must be taken on the basis of a proposal made by the co-ordinator of that financial conglomerate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1862/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-conglomerates-and-other-financial-groups-regulations-2004/regulation-18
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