EBA · 2013_108 Final Q&A

FINREP - reporting by residence of the counterparty - format of the country code

Regulation
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Article
99, para. 5
Topic
Supervisory reporting - FINREP (incl. FB&NPE)
Submitted by
Credit institution
Submitted
2013-08-01
Answered
2014-02-14
Answer provided by
ESAs (EBA, ESMA, EIOPA)
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Question

In which format does the ISO country code (FINREP tables 6, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.7) need to be reported: Alpha-2 (eg.: BE), Alpha -3 (eg.: BEL) or three-digit numeric (eg.: 056)?

Background

The format required could have an impact on our IT systems. Depending on the format required, an IT development has to be implemented.

Answer

Throughout the reporting templates in the Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 13 ITS on supervisory reporting of institutionsDraft ITS on Supervisory reporting, the ISO code shall be reported on the basis of Alpha-2 (e.g.: BE). The ISO code 3166-1-alpha-2, which includes pseudo-ISO codes for international organisations as well, is available in the last edition of the Eurostat 's "Balance of Payments Vademecum ": http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/balance_of_payments/documents/7724_14228_2007_EN_3.pdf .   *As of 1/8/2014 the content of this answer was modified to reflect the publication of the final ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions in the Official Journal of the European Union. As a result, the references to the ITS were updated and the disclaimer deleted. For reasons of transparency, revisions are highlighted in track changes.

Original source: European Banking Authority, Q&A ID 2013_108

This Q&A is published by European Banking Authority and is non-binding. It does not constitute legal advice. Updated weekly from official ESA sources.

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