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Do Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 apply only for new financial products or also for existing financial products on the date of application, 10 March 2021 (even for those financial prod

SFDR

Joint Committee Final

Answered 2022-05-17

Definitions (Art. 2 IDD)

(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. 1(6) and 2

EIOPA

Answered 2022-05-16

Review and evaluation

Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014- PTR- CSDR

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-05-12

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), Guidelines on look-through approach · Art. Article 84(1) and 84(2) of the Commission Delegated Regulations 2015/35

EIOPA

Answered 2022-05-06

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 274(4) (k) and (l) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35

EIOPA

Answered 2022-05-06

Definitions (Art. 2 IDD)

(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Article 13 of the SII Directive

EIOPA

Answered 2022-04-13

ASPSP restricting access for TPPs who embeds the redirect

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 68

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-13

Payment Initiation Service - Batch payment / bulk payment

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-13

Application of the exemption under Article 10 RTS and EBICS T

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-13

Re-engineering by TPP of the ASPSP’s redirect API and PSU customer journey

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-13

SCA requirements with dynamic linking for mobile initiated credit transfers (MSCTs)

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-13

Clarification of remote payment for dynamic linking

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-13

Technical Provisions (TPs)

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. ANNEX III

EIOPA

Answered 2022-04-07

Own Funds (OF)

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-04-07

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-04-05

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-04-05

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2022-04-05

Risk concentration

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. Article 335(1)f of the Delegated Regulation 2015/35

EIOPA

Answered 2022-04-05

ESG factors reflected in the benchmark statement and methodology (ESMA 70-145-114 QAs on BMR Q&A 10.6)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

Application of the APM Guidelines in the context of COVID-19; Paragraphs 8, 17-19, 33, 34, 41 and 43 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

Labels used by issuers on ESG financial measures; Paragraphs 3, 4, 8, 17, 22, 33 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

Application of the APM Guidelines to measures related to ESG matters; Paragraphs 3, 4, 17, 21, 22, 26, 33, 35, 37 and 41 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

ESG factors reflected in the benchmark statement and methodology (ESMA70-145-114 QAs on BMR Q&A 10.1)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

ESG factors reflected in the benchmark statement and methodology (ESMA 70-145-114 QAs on BMRs Q&A 10.2)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

ESG factors reflected in the benchmark statement and methodology (ESMA 70-145-114 QAs on BMR Q&A 10.3)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

ESG factors reflected in the benchmark statement and methodology (ESMA70-145-114 QAs on BMR Q&A 10.4)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

ESG factors reflected in the benchmark statement and methodology (ESMA 70-145-114 QAs on BMR Q&A 10.5)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-04-01

Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Chairman Credit Risk Committee

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 76

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-01

Treatment of tax accounts

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 416

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-01

Classification of “Undrawn term loans” under Article 23(1)(b) LCR DA

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-01

Fulfilment of conditions reported under Article 45(a) CRR for a synthetic holding held in the banking book and with a maturity less than 1 year

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 45

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-01

Definition of short position

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 45

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-01

Transactions in the banking book where no strike is available

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 36

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-01

Client servicing in the definition of the trading book

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-04-01

MiFIR data reporting - LEI of the issuer

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-03-25

MiFIR data reporting - Instrument identification code and Underlying instrument code

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-03-25

Reporting of Nominal value per unit and minimum traded value

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-03-25

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities, (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Article 35 of SII Directive

EIOPA

Answered 2022-03-25

Currency for the Overview and Margin reports (Guidelines on calculation of positions in SFTs by trade repositories)

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2022-03-22

Technical Provisions (TPs)

Guidelines on valuation of technical provisions · Art. Guideline 68

EIOPA

Answered 2022-03-18

Technical Provisions (TPs)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII), (EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Article 17 and 28 of the Delegated Regulation 2015/35; Article 76.4 of the Solvency II Directive

EIOPA

Answered 2022-03-18

Estimation of default probability and loss given default under the internal default risk model for a trading book position, where those estimates are not available at trade date under an approved IRB approach

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 325bp

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Application of the provisions described in paragraphs 10 to 12 of Article 133 (systemic risk buffer, SyRB)

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 133

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Subcontractor of electronic money distributor

Directive 2009/110/EC (EMD) · Art. 3

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Interaction between 45f(3) and 45f(4) BRRD

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Topping-up e-money accounts with voucher-based products

Directive 2009/110/EC (EMD) · Art. 2 and 3

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Fees on issuing eletronic money

Directive 2009/110/EC (EMD) · Art. 11

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Access to account for FinTech Solutions that incorporate regulated services

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 4, 66 and 67

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Money Remittance

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 4

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

Acquisition and money remittance payment service

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 4.12, 4.24, 4.44, 10, 87.2 and Recital 37

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2022-03-18

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