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National supervisors

These are the national competent authorities in charge of banking supervision in participating countries. In some cases, the national central bank is also the institution responsible for banking supervision.

Who is the national supervisor in each participating country ?

Who is responsible for consumer protection?

Consumer protection and the fight against money laundering are outside the scope of the ECB’s responsibilities. These tasks are handled by national supervisory authorities, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) and, in some cases, additional consumer protection agencies.

Learn more about consumer protection

What is the role of national central banks?

In countries where the national central bank is not the national competent authority, it may still have some supervisory competences under national law. These central banks continue to carry out these tasks as part of European banking supervision.

See the list of national central banks

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