Article 4a Specific rules regarding the upper limits of sanctions imposed by the ECB in the exercise of its supervisory tasksF1
United Kingdom
By way of derogation from Article 2(1), in the case of infringements relating to decisions and regulations adopted by the ECB in the exercise of its supervisory tasks, the limits within which the ECB may impose fines and periodic penalty payments shall be as follows:
for fines, the upper limit shall be twice the amount of the profits gained or losses avoided because of the infringement where these can be determined, or 10 % of the total annual turnover of the undertaking;
for periodic penalty payments, the upper limit shall be 5 % of the average daily turnover per day of infringement. Periodic penalty payments may be imposed in respect of a maximum period of six months from the date stipulated in the decision imposing the periodic penalty payment.
For the purposes of paragraph 1:
‘ annual turnover ’ means the annual turnover of the undertaking concerned in the preceding business year, as defined in relevant Union law, and where this is not available, according to the most recently available annual financial accounts of such person. Where the undertaking concerned is a subsidiary of a parent undertaking, the relevant total annual turnover shall be the total annual turnover resulting from the most recently available consolidated annual financial accounts in the preceding business year, and where this is not available, according to the most recently available annual financial accounts of such person;
‘ average daily turnover ’ means the annual turnover, as defined under point (a), divided by 365.