66.B.400 General

In the case of a person applying for the issue or change of an AML, by use of examination credits, to a competent authority of a Member State (hereafter referred to as licensing authority) other than the competent authority that has granted the examination credits (hereafter referred to as competent authority), the licensing authority is expected to contact the competent authority and request the examination credit assessment or the credit report or any other information and documentation it considers necessary in order to ascertain the equivalence of the syllabus of the technical qualification obtained by the applicant to the syllabus of the basic knowledge modules. The competent authority is expected to provide the licensing authority with all the requested information regarding its examination crediting system and the applicant concerned. Should the licensing authority observe any inconsistency in the provided documentation or have doubts regarding the equivalence of the technical qualification of the applicant to the syllabus of the basic knowledge modules, it is expected to address the competent authority and arrive at a mutual understanding. The licensing authority is also expected to assess the application against its own credit report and equivalence criteria in order to ensure a standardised approach to the process of examination crediting, and fair treatment to all its applicants. Unless proven that the examination credits granted by the competent authority were not in compliance with the provisions of the Regulation, or that a positive assessment of the applicant’s documentation would hinder its own examination crediting system, the licensing authority is expected to consider the applicant’s documentation as compliant. The final decision regarding the consideration of the provided documents as valid supporting documentation in respect of point 66.B.100 or 66.B.110 rests with the licensing authority.