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Template Z 03.01 Own funds requirements– validation rule v7511_m

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 1

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-10

Personal recommendation and suitability statement: documentation nature and staff attribution in split/automated processes

Directive 2014/65/EU - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) · Art. MiFID II 2014/65/EU (Art. 16, 25); Deleg. Reg. (EU) 2017/565 (Art. 54; record-keeping).

ESMA Question Rejected

Submitted 2026-03-10

Attribution of investment advice in split or system-supported workflows (personal recommendation vs suitability statement)

Directive 2014/65/EU - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) · Art. MiFID II 2014/65/EU (Art. 16, 25); Reg. (EU) 2017/565 (Art. 54); ESMA/2015/1886 (rev.) (paras 4(j), 19, 20(d)-(g)).

ESMA Question Rejected

Submitted 2026-03-10

Missing value in DPM Z09.01, column 0040 System type

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Annex II.26 Z 09.01 FMI Services - Providers and Users (FMI 1)

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-09

Blocking Key Value (qLEC:qLE) Legal entity

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Annex II.2 Z 01.02 Ownership Structure (ORG 2)

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-09

Error in Validation rule v7511_m

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Annex II.2 Z 03.01 Own funds requirements

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-09

Reporting of multiple investees per investor in template Z_01.02 (Ownership structure)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-06

RES 4.2 taxonomy - template Z_01.02 “Ownership Structure”

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Regulation 2025/2303

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-05

Classification of payment systems providers in Resol2 Z_09.01 template.

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. n.a.

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-04

Interaction of Alpha (α) value between EAD calculation (IMM/SA‑CCR) and BA‑CVA calculation

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 384

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-03-04

is Mastercard Schemes Network ICT service?

Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 - The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

ESMA Question Rejected

Submitted 2026-03-03

Inconsistency between ITS and Taxonomy

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Annex II

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-27

Definition of Default (CRR Article 178) – Application of contagion and the 20% “significant part” threshold in the presence of joint credit obligations where default is applied at facility level

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 178

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-26

Template Z 01.02 Resolution Planning – Uniqueness Requirement for Column 0020

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 1

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-26

Records / audit trail / digital workflows / use of user credentials / Record-keeping and audit trail for “under supervision” in digital/segregated advisory workflows

Directive 2014/65/EU - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) · Art. ESMA Guidelines ESMA/2015/1886 (rev.), paras. 4(j), 19, 20(c)-(g); MiFID II (Directive 2014/65/EU), Art. 16(2) and 16(6), Art. 25(1), Art. 25(2), 25(6) and 25(9); Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565, Art. 54 and Art. 72.

ESMA Question Rejected

Submitted 2026-02-26

“Under supervision” – responsibility, role awareness, real-time supervision, sign-off / “Under supervision” in investment advice: responsibility, role assignment and supervisory sign-off

Directive 2014/65/EU - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) · Art. ESMA Guidelines ESMA/2015/1886 (rev.), paras. 4(j), 19, 20(c)-(g); MiFID II (Directive 2014/65/EU), Art. 16(2) and 16(6), Art. 25(1), Art. 25(2), 25(6) and 25(9); Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565, Art. 54 and Art. 72.

ESMA Question Rejected

Submitted 2026-02-26

Treasury subsidiaries of non-financial corporates and “financial customer” definition

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

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-25

Mapping of Critical Services to Critical Functions Z08.04

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-24

Assigning risk-weight to a credit facility where the drawdown is contingent on non-credit risk related conditions that are required to be met by the obligor prior to any initial or subsequent drawdown and where the conditions for the drawdown are not met.

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

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-17

Z 09.01 FMI 1 - System type enumerated property

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-17

FMI Reporting

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. article 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-17

Inconsistencies Between ITS Templates and DPM 4.2 Annotated Table Layouts for RESOL 1/2

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-16

Net liquidity outflows over a 30 calendar day stress period

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 412

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-16

Dropdown lists are invalid

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. ITS on Resolution Planning Reporting

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-15

interpretation of the condition "... as long as this would be in the investor’s best interest (i.e. it would result in the investor paying less fees)."

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC · Art. Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs - 05/11/2020 | ESMA34- 39-992 EN - paragraph 29

ESMA Question Rejected

Submitted 2026-02-12

EBA RESOLUTION TEMPLATE Z09.02 ON FINANCIAL MARKETS INFRASTRUCTURES

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-11

Treating lease exposures as collateralised under the F-IRB approach

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

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-11

Deduction of goodwill included in the valuation of significant investments in entities included in prudential consolidation

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 37

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-10

Reporting of the penalty fees in J07.00 Repricing cash flows (behavioural template)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 9

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-09

Z 01.02 - Ownership structure (ORG 2)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Annex II - Instructions

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-09

Z 09.01 – FMI Services – providers and users (RESOL2)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. Annex II - Instructions

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-09

Resolution Reporting on FMI

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. EBA/ITS/2025/04

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-04

Incorporation of historical data from integrated entities when historical information is not representative of current underwriting standards

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 180, 181, 182

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-02-03

Z02.00_r0334 sum of net liability positions taking into account prudential netting rules

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 49

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-30

EBA mapping file for Pillar 3 template EU CMS2

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 438

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-30

Encumbrance reporting treatment of surplus assets in a cover pool

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-27

DPM 4.2 Resolution Planning reporting Template Z12 Treatment of the “Instrument Type” field

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

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-26

Reverse solicitation

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 48c

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-23

DPM 4.2 – Correctness of identical cells between C 25.01.a and K 60.00

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-21

Type of exposures to report on r0152 of C10.00 COREP Template

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. Article 125

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-20

Use of short-term issuer credit assessments under Article 131

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 131

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-20

Z08.01 & Z08.02: Resolution resilience reporting

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-20

Discrepancies between taxonomy packages

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. Annex V Part 1

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-19

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

Validation rule v5702_s (F 31.01)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 430

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-15

Alternative treatment and SME support factor

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 230

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-15

Submiting Z06.00 on an individual basis in a separate template for every relevant legal entities (RLEs) in a resolution group

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 11

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2026-01-12

Clarification on the use of PSU-linked tokens in payment initiation services under the RTS

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. n.a.

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2025-12-30

Introduction of additional mandatory steps or redirections in PISP payment initiation flows

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. n.a.

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2025-12-29

Requirement for ASPSPs to comply with standardized communication protocols under Article 30(3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/389

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. n.a.

EBA Rejected question

Submitted 2025-12-26

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