EU Financial Regulatory Q&A Database

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LCR - Treatment of securities borrowing-transactions for non-refinancing-purposes

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 425, 460

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-02-26

Scope of "Written Credit Derivatives"

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-02-26

Usage of SMS for dynamic linking

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-02-26

Exemption of secure corporate payment processes and protocols

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-02-26

Aggregated first loss under credit insurance

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-02-26

Use of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business · Art. point (2) of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1075/2013 of the European Central Bank

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-02-25

Use of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-02-25

Use of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-02-25

Use of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business · Art. Article 3(6)

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-02-25

Use of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Regulation 2020/1503 - European crowdfunding service providers for business · Art. point (44) of Article 4(1) of MIFID II

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-02-25

Calculation of past due days on material credit obligations

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-02-12

Technical past due situation - Factoring

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-02-12

Other

(EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-02-09

Direct Electronic Access (DEA) and algorithmic trading

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-02-03

Multilateral and bilateral systems - Systematic internalisers - Matched Principal Trading

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-02-03

How to determine which annexes of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/980 apply when drawing up a prospectus (Deleted 09/09/2026)

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Published Answer Updated

Answered 2021-01-28

Reporting of SFTs by the FC on behalf of a SME-NFC pursuant to the Article 4(3) SFTR

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-01-28

Update of a Trade State Report belonging to an SFT

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-01-28

Group Own funds

Guidelines on group solvency · Art. 233

EIOPA

Answered 2021-01-28

Reporting of past modifications

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

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-01-28

Reporting Templates

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

EIOPA

Answered 2021-01-26

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

(EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. NA

EIOPA

Answered 2021-01-18

Technical Provisions (TPs)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 38 - Reference Undertaking

EIOPA

Answered 2021-01-18

Risk concentration

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 183-187

EIOPA

Answered 2021-01-18

Perform SCA by reusing an element used in an authentication exempted from SCA

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Transport and parking exemption for parking and electric vehicle charging

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Payment Initiation Scope and Trusted Beneficiaries

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Using Trusted Beneficiary Lists to Auto Reject PISP Transactions

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Unlikeliness to pay (UTP) - exit from NP status

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 47a

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Article 395 CRR – Shadow entities large exposure limits

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 395

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Strong Authentication

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Ability of static card data to be considered a possession factor?

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

SMS OTP and credit card as a two authentication factor

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-01-15

Group Solvency Requirement

Guidelines on treatment of related undertakings, including participations · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-01-08

Definitions (Art. 2 IDD)

(EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. 2

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-22

Information on cost and charges

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2020-12-21

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

(EU) No 2015/2011 - lists of regional governments & local authorities, exposures to be treated as to central government · Art. Article 1

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-18

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+170

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-18

Insurance product information document / IPID (Art. 20 para. 7 and 8 IDD)

(EU) No 2017/1469 - standardised presentation format for the insurance product information document · Art. 20

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-18

Definitions (Art. 2 IDD)

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

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-18

Product oversight and governance arrangements (Art. 25 IDD)

(EU) No 2017/2358 - product oversight and governance requirements for insurance · Art. Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-18

Criteria for rating transfer

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 183

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2020-12-11

Own Funds (OF)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Articles 71 (1) (o), 73 (1) (i), 77 (1) (h) of the DR

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-07

Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. CDR 2020/442 Article (1)

EIOPA

Answered 2020-12-07

Collateral swap in case of Domestic Central Bank Counterparty

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2020-12-04

Credit for consumption

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2020-12-04

Reporting of the Undrawn limits of credit cards and overdrafts in F09.01.1 Off-balance sheet exposures: Loan commitments, financial guarantees and other commitments given.

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2020-12-04

Reporting of (committed) credit and liquidity facilities in the C 66.01 maturity ladder template

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2020-12-04

Reporting of cash flows related to ‘forward starting’ transactions in the C 66.00 maturity ladder template

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2020-12-04

Treatment of impediments to the availability of assets and cash inflows in the C 66.00 maturity ladder template

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

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2020-12-04

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