The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, when requiring that a clearing house be subject to authorisation by the European Central Bank as a credit institution within the meaning of Article 4 of 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 and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, shall take into account at least one of the following criteria:
-financial instruments and related transactions and their volumes cleared by the clearing house, including open positions by class of financial instruments or related transactions;
-liquidity needs related to clearing activities, including liquidity needs in the event of adverse developments on financial markets as defined in Article 44 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012;
-resources and liquidity providers of the clearing house;
-the impact of the failure of the clearing house on financial stability.