What is a national competent authority?

National competent authorities are organisations that have the legally delegated or invested authority, or power to perform a designated function, normally monitoring compliance with the national statutes and regulations.

A list of national competent authorities by Member States of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), and the United Kingdom is shown below.

MEMBER STATECOMPETANT AUTHORITYURL
AustriaFinancial Market Authority
Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA)
https://www.fma.gv.at/
BelgiumFinancial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA)
Autorité des services et marchés financiers
https://www.fsma.be/en
BulgariaFinancial Supervision Commission (FSC)
Комисия за финансов надзор
https://www.fsc.bg/en/
CroatiaCroatian Financial Supervisory Agency
Hrvatska agencija za nadzor financijskih usluga (HANFA)
https://www.hanfa.hr/en/
CyprusCyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς Κύπρου
https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/home/
Czech RepublicCzech National Bank
Česká národní banka (CNB)
https://www.cnb.cz/en/
DenmarkFinanstilsynet
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA)
https://www.dfsa.dk/
EstoniaFinancial Supervision Authority (FSA)
Finantsinspektsioon
https://www.fi.ee/en
FinlandFinancial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)
Finanssivalvonta
https://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/en/
FranceFinancial Markets Regulator
Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
https://www.amf-france.org/en
GermanyThe Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFIN)
https://www.bafin.de/en
GreeceHellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)
Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς
http://www.hcmc.gr/
HungaryCentral Bank of Hungary
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB)
https://www.mnb.hu/en
IrelandCentral Bank of Ireland (CBI)https://www.centralbank.ie/
ItalyThe Italian Securities and Exchange Commission
Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa (CONSOB)
https://www.consob.it/web/consob-and-its-activities/consob
LatviaFinancial and Capital Market Commission of Latvia
Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija (FKTK)
https://www.fktk.lv/en/
LithuaniaBank of Lithuania
Lietuvos Bankas
https://www.lb.lt/en/
LuxembourgCommission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)https://www.cssf.lu/en/
MaltaMalta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)https://www.mfsa.mt/
NetherlandsAuthority for Financial Markets
Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM)
https://www.afm.nl/en
PolandPolish Financial Supervision Authority
Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (KNF)
https://www.knf.gov.pl/en/
PortugalThe Portuguese Securities Market Commission
Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM)
https://www.cmvm.pt/en/
RomaniaRomanian Financial Supervisory Authority
Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară (ASF)
https://asfromania.ro/en/
SlovakiaNational Bank of Slovakia
Národná banka Slovenska (NBS)
https://www.nbs.sk/en/
SloveniaSecurities Market Agency
Agencija za trg vrednostnih papirjev
https://www.a-tvp.si/eng
SpainThe National Securities Market Commission
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV)
https://www.cnmv.es/portal/home.aspx?lang=en
SwedenFinancial supervisory authority
Finansinspektionen (FI)
https://www.fi.se/en/
United KingdomFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)https://www.fca.org.uk/

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