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# Competent Authorities

<table><thead><tr><th width="168">Member State</th><th width="361">Competent Authority Name (English)</th><th width="315">Competent Authority Name (Native Language)</th><th width="176">Abbreviation</th><th width="580">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Austria</td><td>Financial Market Authority</td><td>Finanzmarktaufsicht</td><td>FMA</td><td>Financial regulator overseeing markets, banking, and insurance sectors in Austria.</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>Financial Services and Markets Authority</td><td></td><td>FSMA</td><td>Supervises financial markets and services in Belgium.</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>National Bank of Belgium</td><td></td><td>NBB</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Belgium.</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>Financial Supervision Commission</td><td></td><td>FSC</td><td>Regulates non-banking financial institutions in Bulgaria.</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>Bulgarian National Bank</td><td></td><td>BNB</td><td>The central bank of Bulgaria, responsible for monetary policy and banking supervision.</td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency</td><td></td><td>HANFA</td><td>Regulates financial markets and supervises non-bank entities in Croatia.</td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>Croatian National Bank</td><td></td><td>HNB</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Croatia.</td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td>Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission</td><td></td><td>CySEC</td><td>Regulates capital markets and securities in Cyprus.</td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td>Central Bank of Cyprus</td><td></td><td>CBC</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary and financial stability in Cyprus.</td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>Czech National Bank</td><td>Česká národní banka</td><td>CNB</td><td>The central bank of the Czech Republic, overseeing banking and financial stability.</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>Danish Financial Supervisory Authority</td><td>Finanstilsynet</td><td>DFSA</td><td>Regulates financial services, including banks, insurance, and securities in Denmark.</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority</td><td>Finantsinspektsioon</td><td>EFSA</td><td>Supervises financial institutions and ensures resolution mechanisms in Estonia.</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>Financial Supervisory Authority</td><td>Finanssivalvonta</td><td>FIN-FSA</td><td>Supervises financial markets, including banks and insurance in Finland.</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>Autorité des Marchés Financiers</td><td></td><td>AMF</td><td>Regulates securities markets in France.</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution</td><td></td><td>ACPR</td><td>Oversees prudential supervision of banks and insurance companies in France.</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>Federal Financial Supervisory Authority</td><td>Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht</td><td>BaFin</td><td>The main regulatory body overseeing financial markets and institutions in Germany.</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>Deutsche Bundesbank</td><td></td><td>Deutsche Bundesbank</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Germany.</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>Hellenic Capital Market Commission</td><td></td><td>HCMC</td><td>Supervises capital markets and securities in Greece.</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>Bank of Greece</td><td></td><td>Bank of Greece</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Greece.</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>Hungarian National Bank</td><td>Magyar Nemzeti Bank</td><td>MNB</td><td>The central bank of Hungary, overseeing financial stability and monetary policy.</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>Central Bank of Ireland</td><td></td><td>CBI</td><td>The central bank responsible for financial regulation and stability in Ireland.</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>Italian Companies and Exchange Commission</td><td>Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa</td><td>CONSOB</td><td>Supervises companies and securities markets in Italy.</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>Bank of Italy</td><td>Banca d’Italia</td><td>Bank of Italy</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary and financial stability in Italy.</td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td>Financial and Capital Market Commission</td><td>Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija</td><td>FCMC</td><td>Regulates and supervises financial and capital markets in Latvia.</td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td>Bank of Lithuania</td><td>Lietuvos Bankas</td><td>Bank of Lithuania</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Lithuania.</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier</td><td></td><td>CSSF</td><td>Supervises financial markets, including banks and investment services in Luxembourg.</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td>Central Bank of Luxembourg</td><td>Banque centrale du Luxembourg</td><td>BCL</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Luxembourg.</td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>Malta Financial Services Authority</td><td></td><td>MFSA</td><td>Regulates financial services, including securities and banking in Malta.</td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>Central Bank of Malta</td><td></td><td>Central Bank of Malta</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary and financial stability in Malta.</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets</td><td>Autoriteit Financiële Markten</td><td>AFM</td><td>Regulates financial markets and investment services in the Netherlands.</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>De Nederlandsche Bank</td><td></td><td>DNB</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in the Netherlands.</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>Polish Financial Supervision Authority</td><td>Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego</td><td>KNF</td><td>The main financial regulatory body overseeing markets and services in Poland.</td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>Portuguese Securities Market Commission</td><td>Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários</td><td>CMVM</td><td>Supervises securities markets and investment services in Portugal.</td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>Bank of Portugal</td><td>Banco de Portugal</td><td>Bank of Portugal</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary and financial stability in Portugal.</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>Financial Supervisory Authority</td><td></td><td>ASF</td><td>Supervises financial markets and services in Romania.</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>National Bank of Romania</td><td></td><td>BNR</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Romania.</td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td>National Bank of Slovakia</td><td>Národná banka Slovenska</td><td>NBS</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Slovakia.</td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>Securities Market Agency</td><td>Agencija za trg vrednostnih papirjev</td><td>ATVP</td><td>Supervises securities and capital markets in Slovenia.</td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>Bank of Slovenia</td><td>Banka Slovenije</td><td>Bank of Slovenia</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Slovenia.</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>National Securities Market Commission</td><td>Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores</td><td>CNMV</td><td>Supervises securities markets and investment services in Spain.</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>Bank of Spain</td><td>Banco de España</td><td>Banco de España</td><td>The central bank responsible for monetary policy and financial stability in Spain.</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority</td><td>Finansinspektionen</td><td>FI</td><td>Supervises financial markets, including banking and insurance in Sweden.</td></tr></tbody></table>