I.-The undertakings referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 may apply on behalf of the group and the related undertakings concerned to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor for authorisation to calculate, on the basis of an internal model, the consolidated Solvency Capital Requirement of the group and the Solvency Capital Requirement of insurance and reinsurance undertakings in the group. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform the other members of the college of supervisors and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority of the receipt of the application and shall forward the complete application, including the documentation submitted by the undertaking, to them without delay. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may request technical assistance from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in examining the application.
The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall cooperate with the supervisory authorities concerned to decide whether or not to grant such authorisation and, if so, to define the conditions thereof. It shall endeavour to reach a joint decision with the supervisory authorities concerned within six months of receipt of the complete application.
Once the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the other supervisory authorities concerned have reached such a joint decision, the Autorité shall notify this reasoned decision to the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 and to the insurance and reinsurance undertakings concerned which have their head office in France.
II. – The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the other supervisory authorities concerned shall reach a joint decision within six months of receipt of the complete application.The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as group supervisor shall defer its decision if, during the six-month period referred to in I, it or another supervisory authority concerned refers the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. The final decision taken by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority is binding on the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which notifies it to the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 and to the insurance and reinsurance undertakings concerned which have their head office in France and applies it.
If the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority does not issue a decision in accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor shall issue a final decision. It shall notify the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 and the insurance and reinsurance undertakings concerned which have their head office in France, and shall send a copy to the other authorities concerned.
III – In the absence of a joint decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor and the other supervisory authorities concerned within the six-month period referred to in I, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will itself decide on the application. It shall take due account of the opinion and reservations expressed by the supervisory authorities concerned. It will notify the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 and the insurance and reinsurance undertakings concerned which have their registered office in France of the reasoned decision and will send a copy to the other supervisory authorities concerned.