Should liabilities issued under Article 32(4)(d)(ii) of Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) meet the criteria of Additional Tier 1 or Tier 2 instruments?

Article 32(4)(d) of BRRD defines the conditions under which the granting of public financial support to institutions should not trigger resolution and the forms that such public support should take. One such form of public financial support is when a Member State guarantees the newly issued liabilities of an institution (Article 32(4)(d)(iii).

As concerns liabilities referred to in Article 32(4)(d)(ii) BRRD, no additional condition, beyond what is mentioned in the 2nd subparagraph of Article 32(4) BRRD, is provided.

However, the support referred to thereunder must comply with the Union State Aid framework. In particular, the Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 August 2013, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (Banking– Communication - 2013/C 216/01)) currently provides that guarantees may only be granted for new issues of credit institutions' senior debt (subordinated debt is excluded), and on debt instruments with maturities from three months to five years (or a maximum of seven years in the case of covered bonds).

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