25.6.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 185/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 650/2014 of 4 June 2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format, structure, contents list and annual publication date of the information to be disclosed by competent authorities in accordance with Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2013/36/EU of 26 June 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms amending Directive 2002/87[EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC ('), and in particular Article 143(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Directive 2013/36/EU requires competent authorities to disclose certain information in order for the internal banking market to operate with increasing effectiveness and for citizens of the Union to have adequate levels of transparency. The information disclosed should be sufficient to enable a meaningful comparison of the approaches adopted by the competent authorities of the different Member States. (2) In order to further facilitate this assessment, information from all competent authorities should be published in a common format, updated regularly and made accessible at a single electronic location. While the supervisory disclosure requirements in Title VIII of Directive 2013/36/EU extend across the field of prudential regulation, as a first step these technical standards focus on the supervisory responsibilities which stem from that Directive and from Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). (3) This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by the European Banking Authority (EBA) to the Commission. (4) The EBA has conducted open public consultations on the draft implementing technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits, and requested the opinion of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). () OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338. (%) Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (O] L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1). (’) Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (O] L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12).