
Article 1 
For the purposes of this Decision, the definitions contained in Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2019/1376 (ECB/2019/23) shall apply.
Article 2 

1. Delegated decisions pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of Decision (EU) 2019/1376 (ECB/2019/23) that involve significant supervised entities as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/17) shall be adopted by the Director General or the Deputy Director General of Directorate General Secretariat to the Supervisory Board, or in the event of their unavailability by the Head of the Authorisation Division, and one of the following heads of work units:
(a) the Director General or a Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision I, if supervision of the relevant supervised entity or group is carried out by Directorate General Microprudential Supervision I;
(b) the Director General or a Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision II, if supervision of the relevant supervised entity or group is carried out by Directorate General Microprudential Supervision II.If a delegated decision pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of Decision (EU) 2019/1376 (ECB/2019/23) involves more than one significant supervised entity, the relevant supervised entity shall be the supervised entity or group in which the qualifying holding is acquired.
2. Delegated decisions pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of Decision (EU) 2019/1376 (ECB/2019/23) that do not involve significant supervised entities shall be adopted by the Director General or the Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision III.
Article 3 

1. Delegated decisions pursuant to Articles 3 and 5 of Decision (EU) 2019/1376 (ECB/2019/23) in relation to significant supervised entities as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 (ECB/2014/17) shall be adopted by the Director General or the Deputy Director General of Directorate General Secretariat to the Supervisory Board, or in the event of their unavailability by the Head of the Authorisation Division, and one of the following heads of work units:
(a) the Director General or a Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision I, if supervision of the relevant supervised entity or group is carried out by Directorate General Microprudential Supervision I;
(b) the Director General or a Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision II, if supervision of the relevant supervised entity or group is carried out by Directorate General Microprudential Supervision II.
2. Delegated decisions pursuant to Articles 3 and 5 of Decision (EU) 2019/1376 (ECB/2019/23) in relation to less significant supervised entities as defined in point (7) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 468/2014 (ECB/2014/17) shall be adopted by the Director General or the Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision III.
Article 4 
Delegated decisions pursuant to Articles 3 and 6 of Decision (EU) 2019/1376 (ECB/2019/23) shall be adopted by one of the following heads of work units:

((a)) the Director General or a Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision I, if supervision of the relevant supervised entity or group is carried out by Directorate General Microprudential Supervision I;
((b)) the Director General or a Deputy Director General of Directorate General Microprudential Supervision II, if supervision of the relevant supervised entity or group is carried out by Directorate General Microprudential Supervision II.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 31 July 2019.
The President of the ECB
Mario DRAGHI