Is the exception to the scope of the bail-in tool provided for in Article 44(2)(g)(iii) of Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) restricted to social security contributions, or does it also extend to deposits and reserves of a social security authority?

Article 44(2)(g)(iii) of the BRRD excludes from the scope of bail-in a liability to "tax and social security authorities, provided that those liabilities are preferred under the applicable law".

Pursuant to Article 44(2)(g)(iii) BRRD, liabilities to tax and social security authorities that are preferred under the applicable law are to be excluded from bail-in. The provision in question does not set any further requirements for a liability to fall in scope of the exclusion. Hence, as long as a liability meets those two conditions, irrespective of its nature or type, it may be excluded pursuant to Article 44(2)(g)(iii) BRRD.

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