Clarification on Type of Facility to be used for Template C 102.00

How to interpret ‘short term’ for letters of credit mentioned in Option g) ‘Issued short-term letters of credit and other medium-low risk off-balance sheet items’?

The type of facility is one of the following: (a) Full risk (100%); (b) Note issuance facility and revolving underwriting facility (Medium risk); (c) Issued warranties and indemnities, guarantees, irrevocable stand-by letters of credit, documentary credit and other medium risk off-balance sheet items (Medium risk): This refers to warranties and indemnities (including tender, performance, customs and tax bonds), guarantees , irrevocable standby letters of credit not having the character of credit substitutes and other medium risk off-balance sheet items; (d) Undrawn committed revolving credit facility (Medium- low risk): This refers to revolving lending commitments that are undrawn and that may not be cancelled unconditionally at any time without notice or that do not provide for automatic cancellation due to deterioration in a borrower’s creditworthiness; (e) Undrawn committed term credit facility (Medium-low risk): This refers to term lending commitments that are undrawn and that may not be cancelled unconditionally at any time without notice or that do not provide for automatic cancellation due to deterioration in a borrower’s creditworthiness; (f) Undrawn committed other credit facility (Medium-low risk): This refers to lending commitments, other than revolving and term, that are undrawn and that may not be cancelled unconditionally at any time without notice or that do not provide for automatic cancellation due to the deterioration in a borrower’s creditworthiness; (g) Issued short-term letters of credit and other medium-low risk off-balance sheet items (Medium-low risk); (h) Undrawn uncommitted credit lines (Low risk): This refers to uncommitted lending facilities (advised and unadvised) that are undrawn and that may be cancelled unconditionally at any time without notice or that do provide for automatic cancellation due to deterioration in borrower’s creditworthiness; (i) Undrawn purchase commitments for revolving purchased receivables and other low-risk off-balance sheet items (Low risk): Commitments that are able to be unconditionally cancelled or that effectively provide for automatic cancellation at any time by the institution without prior notice; (j) Drawn credit facility; (k) Not applicable.