Artikel 2 Erstellung einer Rangfolge von IKT-Drittdienstleistern in der Dienstleistungskette

Summary What does Article 2 of the ITS on register of information say?

This article establishes the ranking system used to map the position of ICT third-party service providers within a service supply chain.

It builds directly on the definitions introduced in Article 1 and operationalises the concept of "rank" by setting out a clear numerical logic: the closer a provider is to the financial entity, the lower its rank number.

This creates a structured hierarchy that financial entities must apply across all providers in their supply chain.

Important points:

Assign a numerical rank to each ICT third-party service provider, starting from 1, where rank 1 always belongs to the direct ICT third-party service provider.
Any subcontractor further down the chain must always be assigned a rank higher than 1.
This ranking system is the foundation for how financial entities document and distinguish between direct providers and subcontractors in the register of information.

Springlex's summary of the article, a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

Finanzunternehmen weisen jedem IKT-Drittdienstleister einen Rang zu. Der Rang ist eine beliebige natürliche Zahl größer oder gleich „1“, wobei die Vereinbarung dem Finanzunternehmen umso näher steht, je niedriger die natürliche Zahl ist, die dem Rang zugeordnet ist.
Der Rang des direkten IKT-Drittdienstleisters in der IKT-Dienstleistungskette muss stets „1“ sein.
Der Rang des Unterauftragnehmers in der IKT-Dienstleistungskette muss stets größer als „1“ sein.

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