S.L. 204.9 Art. 3Relevant national authorities. L.N. 312 of 2022.

(1) The Central Bank of Malta shall be a designated relevant national authority in Malta for the purposes of carrying out the assessment in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 5 of Article 23b of the Benchmarks Regulation.

(2) For the purposes of sub-regulation (1), the Central Bank of Malta shall act jointly with the Malta Financial Services Authority, designated as a relevant national authority in accordance with the Malta Financial Services Authority Act (Indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the RELEVANT NATIONAL AUTHORITY ON BENCHMARKS)

performance of investment funds) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022.

(3) For the purposes of these regulations, the Central Bank of Malta and the Malta Financial Services Authority shall collaborate, cooperate and exchange information in their possession and for such purpose the Central Bank of Malta and the Malta Financial Services Authority may also enter into a bilateral agreement or other forms of arrangements for the better collaboration, cooperation and exchange of information.