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Basis of risk exposures to take in consderation for calculation of the countercyclical buffer (CcyB)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 130, 140

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-04-21

Definition of low default portfolios for 2017 supervisory benchmarking exercise: Missing Portfolio ID for exposures assigned to both the exposure class ‘institutions’ and to the sector of counterparty ‘general governments’

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

Annex VI, template C 108.00, Definition of P&L

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

Use ‘AND’ or ‘OR’ rule to identify the exposure of the individual counterparties?

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

Clarification on the exclusion of calculation of credit spread portfolio in cases where only approval for general risk of debt instruments is granted

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

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

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

Collateral value

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

Clarification of columns 050 and 060 of template C 101.00, Annex I of the Benchmarking exercise.

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

Interaction between benchmarking and additional capital requirements under Article 458 of CRR

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-03-24

Rules on qualifying holdings in credit institutions

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 22/23

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-02-03

Calculation of the ratio variable to fixed remuneration

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 94

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-12-09

EBA Benchmarking 2016

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-12-02

Interaction of the EBA Opinion on the MDA and Article 92 Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 104a, 128

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-08-26

SREP and combined buffers

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 104, 104a, 104a,129, 130, 131

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-08-26

Clarification of the geographical scope of the benchmark portfolios

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-06-24

Template 105.01 filling for LDPs

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-06-24

Capital buffer for other systemically important institutions

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 131

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-04-01

Article 116 Colleges of Supervisors

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 116

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-03-04

Clarification regarding the reference year for the purpose of the remuneration data to be collected by Competent authorities

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 75

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-01-15

Clarification regarding the reference year for the purpose of the remuneration data to be collected by competent authorities

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 75

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2016-01-15

Directorships

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 91

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2015-11-13

Is operational leasing included in annex 1 to Directive 2013/36/EU and shall it be included in a consolidated situation?

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. Annex 1 to Directive 2013/36/EU

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2015-08-28

Definition of Additional Tier 1 instruments for the purposes of Article 141 of Directive 2013/36/EU

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 141

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2015-06-26

Implementation of the provisions on the shorter transitional period for a countercyclical capital buffer, as provided under Article 160 of the Directive 2013/36/EU

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 160

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2015-04-30

Scope of deposit monopoly

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 9

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2015-03-13

Country of transaction, scope of disclosures and intragroup transactions

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 89

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-12-19

Definitions of reportable items

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 89

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-12-19

Location of disclosures and audit consequences

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 89

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-12-19

Administrative penalties for legal persons

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 66, 67

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-10-24

Publication of administrative penalties

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 68

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-09-26

First time application of country-by-country reporting – interaction between Article 89 paragraphs (1) and (2)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 89

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-06-06

What is ‘turnover’ for the purposes of Country-by-Country reporting?

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 89

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-06-06

Definition of ‘establishment’ for the purposes of Country-by-Country reporting – scope of consolidation

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 89

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-06-06

Lower maximum penalties for natural persons

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 66

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-06-06

Capital buffers

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 131

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-06-06

Passporting for financial institutions

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 34

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-05-23

How should IRB-institutions exclude exposures according to art 140.4?

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 99

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2014-03-21

Meaning of Article 79 (b) of Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 79

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2013-12-20

Possibility to increase the frequency of reporting with regard to information covered by Draft ITS on Supervisory Reporting.

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 104

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2013-12-20

Information to be declared under the concept of "discretionary pension benefits" in the annex of EBA/GL/2012/5 and in annex 2 of EBA/GL/2012/4

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 75, 94

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2013-11-15

Notifications of agents and subagents of credit institutions in the European Economic Area (EEA)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 35

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2013-11-08

Which institution is responsible to provide the remuneration data if a subsidiary has been sold?

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 75

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2013-10-31

Methodology for calculating the scenarios referred to in Article 25(2), (3), and (4), as well as point 5(a), (b), and (c) of the Annex to the Regulation.

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 84

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-07-09

Application and interpretation of the 50% / 80% weighting of positive changes under IRRBB SOT

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/856 (RTS on Supervisory Outlier Tests)

EBA Question under review

Submitted 2026-05-11

Geographical allocation of exposures arising from synthetic securitisations for the purposes of the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCB)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 140

EBA Question under review

Submitted 2026-04-14

Geographical location for securitisation exposures (and CIU exposures) where underlying exposures span multiple countries

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. Article 140

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-25

Reverse solicitation

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 48c

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-23

Question regarding minimum requirements for Risk Committee attendance

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. EBA/GL/2021/05

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-19

reverse solicitation

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 48c

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2025-12-18

Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/857 - non-performing exposures (NPEs) exceeds the 2% threshold.

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 84

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2025-10-15

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