Question ID
2013_677
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Credit risk
Article
107
Paragraph
3
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Not applicable
Article/Paragraph
NN
Name of institution / submitter
Clearstream Holding AG
Country of incorporation / residence
Germany
Type of submitter
Other
Subject matter
Treatment of recognised exchanges (non-third country vs. third country)
Question

Are exchanges, explicitly exchanges according to Article 4(1)(72) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR), also treated like institutions?

Background on the question

Article 107 (3) CRR foresees an equal treatment for a couple of counterparties in line with the treatment of institutions. For financial entities like investment firms, credit institutions and clearing houses this is explicitly related to third countries. However it is unclear whether the link to third countries is also intended for exchanges. The wording of Article of 107 (3) CRR may be red as being limited to third country exchanges. This would put recognised exchanges within European Union into a less favourable treatment than third country exchanges. We do not believe such a treatment is indented and ask for clarification. An equal treatment for recognised exchanges in the European Union would be necessary in continuity of Article 40 of Directive 2006/49/EC.

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Final answer

Exposures to a recognised exchange, as defined in point 72 of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) are not automatically treated as exposures to institutions. For an exposure to a recognised exchange to be treated as an exposure to an institution certain conditions need to be met:

a) in case of a recognised exchange established in the EU, the conditions in Article 119(5) of the CRR;

b) in case of a recognised exchange established in a third country, the conditions in Articles 107(3) and 119(5) of the CRR.

If the above conditions are not met, then the exposure to the recognised exchange must be treated as an exposure to a corporate.

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Note to Q&A

Update 26.03.2021: This Q&A has not yet been reviewed by the European Commission in the light of the changes introduced to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).

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