Article 1 · ECB/2026/21

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Article 1Definitions#

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)‘parent undertaking’ means a parent undertaking as defined in Article 2(1), point (6), of Directive 2014/59/EU;

(2)‘recovery plan’ means a recovery plan as defined in Article 2(1), point (32), of Directive 2014/59/EU;

(3)‘group recovery plan’ means a group recovery plan as defined in Article 2(1), point (33), of Directive 2014/59/EU;

(4)‘significant supervised entity’ means a significant supervised entity as defined in Article 2, point (16), of Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/17)^note;

(5)‘delegated decision’ means a delegated decision as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Decision (EU) 2017/933 (ECB/2016/40);

(6)‘heads of work units’ means the heads of work units of the ECB to whom the power to adopt joint decisions on the assessment of group recovery plans is delegated;

(7)‘non-objection procedure’ means the procedure set out in Article 26(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 and further specified in Article 13g of Decision ECB/2004/2;

(8)‘sensitivity’ means a characteristic or factor that may have a negative impact on the ECB’s reputation and/or on the effective and consistent functioning of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, including but not limited to any of the following: (a) where the relevant supervised entity has previously been, or is currently, subject to severe supervisory measures such as early intervention measures; (b) the draft decision once adopted will set a new precedent that could bind the ECB in the future; (c) the draft decision once adopted may attract negative media or public attention; (d) a national competent authority that has entered into close cooperation with the ECB communicates its disagreement with the proposed draft decision to the ECB.