credit institution — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 2 — Definitions

financial conglomerate — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 2 — Definitions

financial holding company — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 2 — Definitions

mixed financial holding company — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 2 — Definitions

national competent authority — a national competent authority designated by a participating Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (13) and Directive 2013/36/EU Article 2 — Definitions

national designated authority — a designated authority of a participating Member State, within the meaning of the relevant Union law Article 2 — Definitions

participating Member State — a Member State whose currency is the euro or a Member State whose currency is not the euro which has established a close cooperation in accordance with Article 7 Article 2 — Definitions

qualifying holding — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 2 — Definitions

Single supervisory mechanism — the system of financial supervision composed by the ECB and national competent authorities of participating Member States as described in Article 6 of this Regulation Article 2 — Definitions