Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 (CRR) allows for a creation of a single liquidity sub-group (SLSG) only among institutions authorised in the EU. As of the date of application of the CRR provisions in the European Economic Area (i.e. as of the date of entry into force of the relevant EEA Joint Committee decision and provided there are no relevant adaptations or modifications in that decision), the SLSG can include institutions authorised in any EEA State, i.e. the EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. However, in accordance with Article 521(2)(a) of the CRR, the waiver in respect of the SLSG may only be granted from 1 January 2015.

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