The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall draw up and keep up to date a list of external credit assessment bodies whose assessments may be used by Class 1a credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms for the purposes of implementing the regulations provided for in Article L. 511-41. It specifies for each undertaking the credit quality levels to which the assessments correspond.
A body may only be included on this list if its activity and experience in credit assessment are such as to ensure the credibility of its assessments, if it regularly reviews these assessments and if its methods meet the conditions of objectivity, independence, consistency and transparency.
An order of the Minister for the Economy specifies the application of this article.