# The Financial Services Act 2012 (Transitional Provisions) (Permission and Approval) Order 2013, Article 15: Firms qualifying for authorisation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Paragraph (2) applies if, before the commencement date—
(a) an EEA firm satisfied the establishment conditions in paragraph 13 (establishment) of Schedule 3 (EEA passport rights) or the services conditions in paragraph 14(services) of that Schedule;
(b) the EEA firm had not ceased to qualify for authorisation; and
(c) the Authority had not given a direction under section 34 (EEA firms) cancelling the EEA firm’s authorisation.
(2) Subject to section 34(1), the EEA firm is to be treated as qualifying for authorisation under Schedule 3 for the purpose of section 31 (authorised persons).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/440/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-act-2012-transitional-provisions-permission-and-approval-order-2013/article-15
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