For the application of Article L. 513-10, when the société de crédit foncier uses financial instruments mentioned in Article L. 211-1, these financial instruments must constitute an exposure to a credit institution benefiting from at least the second level of credit quality established by an external credit assessment body recognised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in accordance with Article L. 511-44.
If it identifies significant potential concentration problems as a result of the application of the requirements relating to the first and second credit quality steps mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, after consulting the European Banking Agency, authorise sociétés de crédit foncier to use financial instruments that constitute an exposure to a credit institution that falls within the third credit quality step established by an external credit assessment institution recognised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in accordance with Article L. 511-44.