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Template Z08.01: Validation rules contradict ITS requirements

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-04-03

Reporting of key values for open sheet tables starting with Z 07.01

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-04-03

Résolution 1 - how liabilities have to be reported on column 0056 of Z11.00

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 7

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-04-03

ITS (Annex II: Instructions), II.20.4, p. 64 II. 20 Z 08.01— Relevant services (SERV 1) II.8.1; General instructions

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Annex II: Instructions, I.20.4, p. 64 II.

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-04-03

Reporting Framework 4.2 - Z_09.02 - FMI services - Mapping to Critical and Essential FMIs

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 4

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-04-03

Amount to be reported as MREL eligible amount and amount qualifying as Own Funds non-CET1 instruments, taking into account phase-out as applicable

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Article 45b

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-04-03

Reporting of unused prior permission amounts with no specification of subordination

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 45i

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-04-03

Trading status for on halt/suspended instruments

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-04-01

Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-04-01

Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-04-01

Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets · Art. Articles 5, 6 and 12(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1155

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-04-01

Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-04-01

Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets · Art. Article 22 of MiFIR

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-04-01

Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets · Art. Article 22 of MiFIR

ESMA Published Answer Updated

Answered 2026-04-01

Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets · Art. Article 22 of MiFIR

ESMA Published Answer Updated

Answered 2026-04-01

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 140

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-31

Reporting Templates

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-31

Reporting Templates

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-31

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - General questions

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-31

Reporting Templates

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-26

Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA)

Guidelines on the Forward looking assessment of own risks

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-25

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 168

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-24

Reporting Templates

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-24

Reporting Templates

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-24

Definitions (Art. 2 IDD)

(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. 2

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-24

3521

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-23

Reporting Templates

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-23

Reporting Templates

(EU) 2023/894 - ITS with regard to the templates for the submission of information necessary for supervision

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-23

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 192

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-23

Exemption for SPO providers

ESGR - Regulation (EU) 2024/3005

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-03-18

ESG ratings used for internal purposes or in-house financial services

ESGR - Regulation (EU) 2024/3005

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-03-18

COREP Additional Liquidity Monitoring Metrics - technical implementation of DPM v4.2 for template C_67.00.a and C_67.00.w - SubCategory "new_CO4" used instead of "new_CO1"

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-03-13

Use of credit assessments by ECAIs not in scope of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009.

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 135

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-03-13

3182

(EU) 2017/653 - PRIIPs Delegated Regulation for key information document · Art. Annex II Part 1 Point 4 lit. c

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-09

Key information document (KID), Packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs)

(EU) 2017/653 - PRIIPs Delegated Regulation for key information document · Art. point 5 of Annex II of the Delegated Regulation

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-09

Advice (Art. 34 PEPP), Freedom to provide services and freedom of establishment (Art. 14 – 16 PEPP)

(EU) 2019/1238 - Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-06

Own Funds (OF)

Guidelines on classification of own funds · Art. SECTION 2 - Classification of Own Funds

EIOPA

Answered 2026-03-05

Updating the Loan Value and Security Price Fields following lifecycle events

Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) Regulation (EU) 2015/2365- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-03-03

Payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition and client instructions for order executions

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries · Art. Article 39a

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-03-03

Payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition and OTC execution of client orders

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries · Art. Article 39a

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-03-03

Investment firms’ use of rebates and discounts to lower fees for clients under the payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries · Art. Article 39a, Paragraph 1

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-03-03

Payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition: scope for rebates or discounts on transaction fees or any other benefits for investment firms acting on behalf of retail clients or opt-in professional clients

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries · Art. Article 39a, Paragraph 1

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-03-03

AAR threshold calculation

Regulation 648/2012 - OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) - CCPs · Art. Article 7a

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-02-27

AAR representativeness obligation

Regulation 648/2012 - OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) - CCPs · Art. Article 7a

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-02-27

AAR stress testing

Regulation 648/2012 - OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) - CCPs · Art. Article 7a(3)

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-02-27

AAR representativeness obligation

Regulation 648/2012 - OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) - CCPs · Art. Article 7a

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-02-27

US Hard test: adequacy of considering US charge-off rates corresponding to loss rates for exposures secured by residential property or commercial immovable property situated within the territory of the US

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 199

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2026-02-27

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 187

EIOPA

Answered 2026-02-27

Key information document (KID)

(EU) No 1286/2014 - PRIIPs Regulation · Art. Annex VI, Art 68 (part 1)

EIOPA

Answered 2026-02-27

MiFID II remuneration rules applicable to tied agents

Directive 2014/65/EU - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II)

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2026-02-23

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