Part 2 Countercyclical Capital Buffer

1. 3Interpretation of Part 2
2. 4Use of buffer rates to determine institution-specific countercyclical capital buffers
3. 5Countercyclical capital buffer rate
4. 6Date from which changes to the buffer rate apply
5. 7Announcement of changes to the buffer rate
6. 8Buffer rate rules
7. 9Buffer rates for exposures outside the UK
8. 10Buffer rates: integer multiples of 0.25%
9. 11Date of application of buffer rates
10. 12Announcement of changes to buffer rates
11. 13Application of the buffer rate to holding companies