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Member States may, subject to the following conditions, grant authorisation to particular categories of credit institutions the initial capital of which is less than that specified in paragraph 1: the initial capital shall be no less than EUR 1 million; the Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of their reasons for exercising this option; and the name of each credit institution that does not have the minimum capital specified in paragraph 1 shall be annotated to that effect in the list referred to in Article 14.
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