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  3. 2020_5609 Article 94 (4) discretion on Remuneration
Question ID
2020_5609
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Remuneration
Article
94
Paragraph
(4)
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Not applicable
Article/Paragraph
94/4
Type of submitter
Competent authority
Subject matter
Article 94 (4) discretion on Remuneration
Question
Does the discretion of article 94(3) (a) provide the member states of the EU with the option to set the said threshold to the ultimate minimum (i.e. to set the threshold at zero)? And if the answer to the above question is yes, does the option not to transpose at all the wording of subparagraph (a) described above, effectively set the threshold at zero?
Background on the question
Article 94 (4) of the Capital Requirements Directive (EU) 878/2019 contains a national discretion/option which may be applied on the basis of national circumstances. More specifically, article 94 (4) states as follows:“By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 3, a Member State may lower or increase the threshold referred therein, provided that: […]” Article 94 (3) (a) states as follows: “By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the requirements set out in points (l) and (m) and in the second paragraph of point (o) of that paragraph shall not apply to: (a) an institution that is not a large institution as defined in point (146) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and the value of the assets of which is on average and on an individual basis in accordance with this Directive and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 equal to or less than EUR 5 billion over the four-year period immediately preceding the current financial year;” It is our understanding that the discretion provided in the phrase “may lower or increase the threshold” refers to the “EUR 5 billion” of Article 94 (3)(a).
Submission date
11/11/2020
Rejected publishing date
23/09/2022
Rationale for rejection

This question has been rejected because it is considered that EBA guidance or clarification is not needed with regard to the issue that it raises. 

The Single Rule Book Q&A tool has been established to provide explanations and non-binding interpretations on questions relating to the practical application or implementation of the provisions of legislative acts referred to in Article 1(2) of the EBA’s founding Regulation, as well as associated delegated and implementing acts, and guidelines and recommendations, adopted under these legislative acts.

For further information on the purpose of this tool and on how to submit questions, please see “Additional background and guidance for asking questions”.

Status
Rejected question

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