Where a credit institution, the parent undertaking of which is a credit institution or a financial holding company, the head office of which is outside the Community, is not subject to consolidated supervision under Article 52, the competent authorities shall verify whether the credit institution is subject to consolidated supervision by a third-country competent authority which is equivalent to that governed by the principles laid down in Article 52. The verification shall be carried out by the competent authority which would be responsible for consolidated supervision if the fourth subparagraph were to apply, at the request of the parent undertaking or of any of the regulated entities authorised in the Community or on its own initiative.
Če kreditna institucija, katere matično podjetje je kreditna institucija ali finančni holding s sedežem zunaj Skupnosti, ni predmet konsolidiranega nadzora v skladu s členom 52, pristojni organi preverijo, ali je kreditna institucija predmet konsolidiranega nadzora s strani pristojnih organov tretje države, ki je enak nadzoru, ki ga predpisujejo določbe člena 52. Preverjanje opravi pristojni organ, ki bi bil odgovoren za konsolidirani nadzor, če bi se uporabil četrti odstavek, na zahtevo matičnega podjetja ali katere koli regulirane osebe z dovoljenjem za poslovanje v Skupnosti ali na lastno pobudo.