applicantmeans an EU parent institution and its subsidiaries or the subsidiaries of an EU parent financial holding company or of an EU parent mixed financial holding company, which submit an application;
assessment reportmeans a report containing the assessment of an application in accordance with Article 6.
relevant competent authoritymeans a competent authority, other than the consolidating supervisor, which is responsible for the supervision of subsidiaries, which participate in the submission of the joint application, of an EU parent institution or an EU parent financial holding company or an EU parent mixed financial holding company in a Member State and which is required to reach a joint decision in accordance with Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on the application referred to in point (a) of Article 20(1) of that Regulation;