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Application of disclosure templates in EBA/GL/2018/10 for O-SIIs

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 6, 13

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-04-25

Effect of bail-in tool: clarification on Article 53(3)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 53

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-04-17

Specialised Lending - Interpretation of contractual arrangements that give the lender a substantial degree of control

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 147

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-04-15

Use of credit insurance as credit risk mitigation under the standardised approach for credit risk and application of the CRM eligibility requirements to certain clauses which are typical for credit insurance contracts

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 213

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-04-12

Default Rate calculation

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-04-12

Resolution plans for subsidiaries where no resolution college has been established yet

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 12

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-04-01

Upside uncertainty and OPR AVA

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-03-27

Definition of "external customers" mentioned in iii) of b) of Paragraph 1 of Article 96

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 96

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-03-15

Ready access to bonds giving natural hedging to the banking book

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 425

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-03-06

Provisions as part of the own funds

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 322

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-28

Treatment for the intragroup derivative liabilities in the methodology to calculate ex-ante annual contributions to the Single Resolution Fund

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 103

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-27

Market Risk Swap as credit derivative (i.e. Total Return Swap) applied for reducing market risk capital requirements

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 346; 204

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-26

Surcharging

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. Introductory Text

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-26

Immediate Refund by the Payment Service Provider of unauthorised SEPA Direct Debit transactions after 8 weeks.

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 73

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-26

Application of a cash deposit and hedging contract on CFDs in order to reduce market risk capital requirements

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 346; 352; 327; 357

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-26

Speculative immovable property financing definition with respect to debt-for-asset swaps

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 4

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-18

Control v6363_m - Number of days of the prudent exit period ?

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-02-14

Use of the last available data for risk quantification sample and out-of-time validation sample

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 175, 179

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-31

Treatment of exposure for unsettled repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 429

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-31

Definition of exposure in non-significant business units and relating “significance” test

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 150

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-28

Original maturity of credit lines until-further notice

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. Annex I

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-25

Applicable methodology for unfunded reserves and liquidity reserves

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 256

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-17

Unique row identifier for template Z 08.00 - Critical services (SERV)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-14

Clarification of negative RWA--, Annex III, Benchmarking exercise

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Archive

Submitted 2019-01-14

Allocations to the funds for general banking risk

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. Article 26

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-08

Potential inconsistency on the application of Strong Customer Authentication exemptions to AISPs

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 97

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-04

To which exposure class the fair value changes of the hedged items in portfolio hedge of interest rate risk should be assigned

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 112

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2019-01-03

SA or IRB treatment of CCPs for AIRB banks

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 306

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-27

Prudent valuation - new template C.32.01

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-27

Operational Risk business line mapping

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 318

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-24

Supervisory Benchmarking Exercise 2019: RWA- and RWA --

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-20

Treatment of originated credit-impaired financial assets

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 166

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-19

Own funds

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 63

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-11

Counterparty of deposits taken from a fiduciary bank

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 411

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-07

Fair value adjustments that arise as a result of applying fair value hedge accounting

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 111 and 166

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-12-06

Exposure amount for unfunded default fund contribution (UDFC)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 309

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-11-08

Transactions to consider in the share of interbank loans and deposits in the European Union

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 103

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-10-25

90 Day Access via Direct Access

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 98

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-10-24

Treatement of liquidity generated by the overnight maturity of Withdrawable Central Cank reserve in Counterbalancing Capacity panel of Template C66

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 415

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-10-09

Definition of available cash for the purpose of determining intraday qualifying liquid resources in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/390 Art. 34(b)

Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 (CSDR) - only RTS 2017/390 · Art. 59

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-10-08

Definition of sponsor under Regulation (EU) No 2017/2402 (the Securitisation Regulation)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/2402 (the Securitisation Regulation)

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-10-04

Risk weight for new asset class of non-preferred senior debt

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 120 and others

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-10-01

Definition of numerator for loss rate

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-09-25

Definition of RWA and RWA

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-09-25

Definition of PD/PD for RWA/RWA

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-09-25

Definition of credit institution

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 4

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2018-09-18

Reporting of collateral type in the template C 102

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-09-12

Supervisory Formula Method - calculation of parameters

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 262

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-09-11

EBA ITS package for 2019 benchmarking exercise (Annex V, credit spread instruments)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-09-07

Benchmarking - Market risk - instrument specification

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 78

EBA Archive

Submitted 2018-09-07

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