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Promotional loans that constitute claims on central governments, regional governments, local authorities or public sector entities

As per article 429a (1), paragraph (d) of CRR, only claims on central governments, regional governments, local authorities or public sector entities in relation to public sector investments and promotional loans are exempt from Leverage ratio exposure where the institution is a public development credit institution, the exposures arising from assets that constitute claims on central governments, regional governments, local authorities or public sector entities in relation to public sector investments and promotional loans. In C40 report, ITS mentions that this part of the reporting collects data on an alternative treatment of derivatives, SFTs, off-balance sheet items, exempted public sector investments and exempted exposures to promotional loans. In C40 report also only exempted exposures to promotional loans are to be reported. That is claims on central governments, regional governments, local authorities or public sector entities only are to be reported in C40 report also. Row 0350 of C40 report requirement Promotional loans - Claims on non-financial corporations - Accounting balance sheet value Where the institution is a public development credit institution, the accounting balance sheet value under the applicable accounting framework of assets that constitute claims on non-financial corporations in relation to promotional loans Row 0360 of C40 report requirement Promotional loans - Claims on households - Accounting balance sheet value Where the institution is a public development credit institution, the accounting balance sheet value under the applicable accounting framework of assets that constitute claims on households in relation to promotional loans  As the only exposures to promotional exempt are to be reported in C40 also. However these two rows 0350 and 0360 of C40 report requirements are not in cosistence with the article 429a (1) (d) and (e) also. Please clarify.

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2022_6550
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - Leverage ratio
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 18/04/2023

SFTs exposure value on template C 48.02

What exposure value should be reported for a repurchase transaction on template C48.02 where the provided security is retained on the  balance sheet?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2023_6689
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - Leverage ratio
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 18/04/2023

Validation error v4390_s

Validation rule v4390_s does not allow the reporting of negative amounts in F01.01 for all row items. We report however a negative amount in the Funding Plan reporting under 'other assets' (F01.01 row 211) which is due to a negative amount in the FINREP reporting under 'Fair value changes of the hedged items in portfolio hedge of interest rate risk' (F01.01 row 250) which is due to the application of IAS 39 89A (a). Can the validation rule be adapted, or guidance be provided with regard to the treatment in case of a negative amount in the FINREP reporting under 'Fair value changes of the hedged items in portfolio hedge of interest rate risk' (F01.01 row 250)?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: EBA/GL/2019/05 – Guidelines on harmonised definitions and templates for funding plans of credit institutions under Recommendation A4 of ESRB/2012/2 - repealing EBA/GL/2014/04
  • ID: 2023_6751
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - Funding Plans
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 18/04/2023

Incorrect validation rules related to Funding Plan

We observed that the following validation rules are causing error in submission to NBB Onegate via dissemination exchange and thus being refused to be accepted in the system. 1) eba_v6230_m 2) eba_v08995_m 3) eba_v08991_m

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2023_6754
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - Funding Plans
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 18/04/2023

Requirement for STS securitisations to involve a securitisation special purpose entity (SSPE) which acquires title to the underlying exposures by means of a true sale or assignment or transfer with the same legal effect

Can securitisations where the seller sells the underlying exposures directly to the funding party (typically a bank) rather than involving an SSPE also qualify as 'simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) securitisations?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 2017/2402 (SecReg)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2023_6734
  • Topic: Simple Transparent and Standardised securitisation
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 14/04/2023

Prudential filters to the fair value reserves associated to Cash Flow Hedge

Does the prudential filter established in CRR Article 33(1) apply only to unrealised capital gains and losses?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2022_6580
  • Topic: Own funds
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 14/04/2023

Confirmation of compliance with Article 429b(3c) concerning the interest calculation in Notional Cash Pooling

Can a Notional Cash Pooling which charges or pays interest by using an algorithm which takes into consideration each single current account belonging to the Notional Cash Pooling structure, be considered compliant with art.429b. paragraph 3c of CRR2?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2022_6573
  • Topic: Liquidity risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 14/04/2023

QUALIFICATION OF INVESTMENT IN FOREIGN TRADING SUBSIDIARY

Could the EBA confirm that a long position in foreign currency, say in USD (while the Bank’s reporting currency is EUR), stemming only from the Bank’s investment in a trading subsidiary in the US, can be qualified as structural?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: EBA/GL/2020/09 - Guidelines on the treatment of structural FX under Article 352(2) of CRR
  • ID: 2023_6758
  • Topic: Market risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 13/04/2023

QUALIFICATION OF INTERNAL TRANSACTIONS AS "STRUCTURAL"

When considering internal financing in currencies between the Bank’s prudential banking book (“BB”) and the trading book (“TB”), aiming at balancing the balance sheet of both BB and TB, we would be keen to know whether the “banking book leg” of such refinancing could be eligible to the exemption pursuant to art. 352(2) CRR? In particular, could such positions be assumed to hedge/incentivize the CET1 ratio against changes in FX rates while they stem from internal financings between the BB and the TB of the same entity? Could such positions be assumed to be structural?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: EBA/GL/2020/09 - Guidelines on the treatment of structural FX under Article 352(2) of CRR
  • ID: 2023_6757
  • Topic: Market risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 13/04/2023

Calculation of the relative threshold in case specific cases.

How should be calculated the relative threshold for a client who has fees or quotes in default arising from off balance sheet exposures?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2018/171 - RTS on the materiality threshold for credit obligations past due
  • ID: 2021_6025
  • Topic: Credit risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 04/04/2023

COREP V3.2 – C13.01 – CREDIT RISK: SECURISATION (CR SEC)

The crossing of line 0430 RE-SECURITISATIONS with column 0160 (-) NON REFUNDABLE PURCHASE PRICE DISCOUNT, has been opened to data restitution, is this compliant? In the version of the European Commission this crossing did not allow the restitution of data. The crossing of line 0090 SECURITISATIONS: ON-BALANCE SHEET ITEMS with column 0870 ADJUSTMENT TO THE RISK-WEIGHTED EXPOSURE AMOUNT DUE TO MATURITY MISMATCHES, has been opened to data restitution, is this compliant? In the version of the European Commission this crossing did not allow the restitution of data.

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2023_6705
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 31/03/2023

COREP V3.2 - C 20.00 - MARKET RISK: STANDARDISED APPROACH FOR SPECIFIC RISK IN THE CORRELATION TRADING PORTFOLIO (MKR SA CTP)

Regulation (EU) 2022/1994 amending the implementing technical standards laid on in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/451 changes the meaning of the 2nd parenthesis for the weighting rate intervals of columns 0071 to 0096, which results in double counting. Example: C0071 [0 – 10%] C0072 [10 – 12%] C0073 [12- 20%] The same weighting rate would be declared in two columns, for example the rate of 12% would be declared in columns 0072 and 0073.

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2023_6703
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 31/03/2023

COREP v3.2, C 19.00

Regulation (EU) 2022/1994 amending the implementing technical standards laid on in implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/451 changes the meaning of the 2nd parenthesis for the weighting rate intervals of columns 0061 to 0103, which generates 'double counting', example below: C0061 [0 – 10%] C0062 [10 – 12%] C0063 [12 -20%] The same weighting rate would have to be declared in two columns, for example the rate of 10% would have to be declared in column 0061 and in column 0062, which is not logical. In addition, column 0083 has been removed from the C19.00 template in the version of Official Journal of the European Union, while column 0104 is maintained. It doesn't seem consistent to us.  

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2023_6701
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 31/03/2023

Deletion of several columns of COREP reports in Annex I

We have noted the deletion of several columns in several templates of Annex 1 of the COREP, detail below:    C 08.02 - CREDIT AND COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISKS AND FREE DELIVERIES: IRB APPROACH TO CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS: BREAKDOWN BY OBLIGOR GRADES OR POOLS (CR IRB 2) Delete column 0210 RECEIVABLES C 08.05.1 - CREDIT RISK AND FREE DELIVERIES: IRB APPROACH TO CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS: BACK-TESTING OF PD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 180(1), POINT (f) OF REGULATION (EU) NO 575/2013 (CR IRB 5B) Delete column 0040 OBSERVED AVERAGE DEFAULT RATE (%) C 08.06 - CREDIT RISK AND FREE DELIVERIES: IRB APPROACH TO CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS: SPECIALISED LENDING SLOTTING APPROACH (CR IRB 6) Delete column 0090 EXPECTED LOSS AMOUNT Instructions for this column are maintained in Annex 2 C 14.00 - DETAILED INFORMATION ON SECURITISATIONS (SEC Details) Delete column 0300 LEGAL FINAL MATURITY DATE These deletions of columns do not seem justified to us, can you confirm that these columns are to be maintained in the different templates ?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2023_6706
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 31/03/2023

Calculation of exposure-weighted average PD (column 0050 in C08.03)

It is not clear from the instructions how the exposure-weighted average PD in template C08.03 (Breakdown by PD ranges) should be calculated.

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2021/451 – ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions
  • ID: 2021_6062
  • Topic: Supervisory reporting - COREP (incl. IP Losses)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 31/03/2023

Eligibility of convertible bonds for MREL

Would a convertible bond (Senior Non Preferred, Senior Preferred or Senior HoldCo) be deemed a structured note for the purpose of MREL eligible liabilities and therefore be excluded from MREL?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable
  • ID: 2020_5265
  • Topic: Own funds
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 30/03/2023

Publication of quarterly statistics, according to GL 3 of the “Guidelines on the conditions to benefit from an exemption from the contingency mechanism under Article 33(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/389 (RTS on SCA & CSC)”

In what concerns the performance and availability statistics that ASPSPs need to make available on their websites in accordance to GL 3 of the “Guidelines on the conditions to benefit from an exemption from the contingency mechanism under Article 33(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/389 (RTS on SCA & CSC)”, do ASPSPs need to disclose all their quarterly reports since the entry into production of their APIs? For instance, if the ASPSP made their API available in September 2019, does the ASPSP need to have all the reports online since then? If not, is there any recommended timeframe for the reports to be kept available online?

  • Legal act: Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: EBA/GL/2018/07 - Guidelines on the exemption from the contingency mechanism under Regulation (EU) 2018/389
  • ID: 2022_6613
  • Topic: Strong customer authentication and common and secure communication (incl. access)
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 29/03/2023

Validation rules v6423_m, v7267_s, v7268_s, v7270_s, v7271_s, v7272_s, v7273_s and v7275_s

How to deal with negative sums in validation rules v6423_m, v7267_s, v7268_s, v7270_s, v7271_s, v7272_s, v7273_s and v7275_s?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2018/1624 - ITS on the provision of information for resolution plans
  • ID: 2021_6091
  • Topic: BRRD Reporting
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 29/03/2023

Inflows or outflows on open SFT in the LCR computation

Considering the LCR scenario, which sets out a loss of value of collateral within the LCR horizon, should inflows on open reverse repos and outflows on open repos be accounted for in the LCR at the first date of renegociation, when this date falls within the LCR horizon?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 - DR with regard to liquidity coverage requirement
  • ID: 2023_6699
  • Topic: Liquidity risk
  • Date of submission:
  • Published as Rejected Q&A: 28/03/2023