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Annex II OPTIONS AND DISCRETIONS

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Part 1Options and discretions set out in Directive 2013/36/EU, Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and LCR Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61
Part 2Transitional options and discretions set out in Directive 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Part 3Variable elements of remuneration (Article 94 of Directive 2013/36/EU)

PART 1

Options and discretions set out in Directive 2013/36/EU, Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and LCR Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61

‘Y’ (Yes) indicates that the competetent authority or Member State empowered to exercise the relevant option or discretion has exercised it.

‘N’ (No) Indicates that the competetent authority or Member State empowered to exercise the relevant option or discretion has not exercised it.

‘NA’ (Not applicable) indicates that the exercise of the option is not possible or the discretion does not exist.

The text of the provision in the national legislation.

Reference in the national legislation and hyperlink(s) to the website containing the national text transposing the Union provision in question.

Directive 2013/36/EURegulation (EU) No 575/2013LCR delegated regulation (EU) 2015/61AdresseeScopeDenominationDescription of the option or discretionExercised (Y/N/NA)f1 National textf2 Reference(s)f3 Available in EN (Y/N)Details / Comments
010 Date of the last update of information in this template (dd/mm/yyyy)
020Article 9(2)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsException to the prohibition against persons or undertakings other than credit institutions from taking deposits or other repayable funds from the publicThe prohibition against persons or undertakings other than credit institutions from carrying out the business of taking deposits or other repayable funds from the public shall not apply to a Member State, a Member State's regional or local authorities, a public international bodies of which one or more Member States are members, or to cases expressly covered by national or union law, provided that those activities are subject to regulations and controls intended to protect depositors and investors.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
030Article 12(3)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsInitial capitalMember States may decide that credit institutions which do not fulfil the requirements to hold separate own funds and which were in existence on 15 December 1979 may continue to carry out their business.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
040Article 12(3)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsInitial capitalCredit Institutions for which Member States have decided that they can continue to carry out their business according to Article 12(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU may be exempted by MS from complying with the requirements contained in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
050Article 12(4)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsInitial capitalMember States may grant authorisation to particular categories of credit institutions the initial capital of which is less that EUR 5 million, provided that the initial capital is not less than EUR 1 million and the Member State concerned notifies the Commission and EBA of its reasons for exercising that option.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
060Article 21(1)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsExemptions for credit institutions permanently affiliated to a central bodyCompetent authorities may exempt with regard to credit institutions permanently affiliated to a central body from the requirements set out in Articles 10, 12 and 13(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
070Article 29(3)Member StatesInvestment FirmsInitial capital of particular types of investment firmsMember States may reduce the minimum amount of initial capital from EUR 125 000 to EUR 50 000 where a firm is not authorised to hold client money or securities, to deal for its own account, or to underwrite issues on a firm commitment basis.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
080Article 32(1)Member StatesInvestment FirmsInvestment firms' initial capital grandfathering clauseMember States may continue authorising investment firm and firms covered by Article 30 of Directive 2013/36/EU which were in existence on or before 31 December 1995, the own funds of which are less than the initial capital levels specified for them in Article 28(2), Article 29(1) or (3) or Article 30 of that Directive.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
090Article 40Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsReporting requirements to host competent authoritiesThe competent authorities of host Member States may, for information, statistical or supervisory purposes, require that all credit institutions having branches within their territories shall report to them periodically on their activities in those host Member States, in particular to assess whether a branch is significant in accordance with Article 51(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
100Article 129(2)Member StatesInvestment FirmsExemption from the requirement to maintain a capital conservation buffer for small and medium-sized investment firmsBy way of derogation from paragraph 1 of Article 129, a Member State may exempt small and medium-sized investment firms from the requirements set out in that paragraph if such an exemption does not threaten the stability of the financial system of that Member State.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
110Article 130(2)Member StatesInvestment FirmsExemption from the requirement to maintain a countercyclical capital buffer for small and medium-sized investment firmsBy way of derogation from paragraph 1 of Article 130, a Member State may exempt small and medium-sized investment firms from the requirements set out in that paragraph if such an exemption does not threaten the stability of the financial system of that Member State.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
120Article 133(18)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsRequirement to maintain a systemic risk bufferMember States may apply a systemic risk buffer to all exposures.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
130Article 134(1)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsRecognition of a systemic risk buffer rateOther Member States may recognise the systemic risk buffer rate set according to Article 133 and may apply that buffer rate to domestically authorised institutions for the exposures located in the Member State setting that buffer rate.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
140Article 152 first paragraphMember StattesCredit InstitutionsReporting requirements to host competent authoritiesThe competent authorities of host Member States may, for statistical purposes, require that all credit institutions having branches within their territories shall report to them periodically on their activities in those host Member States.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
150Article 152 second paragraphMember StatesCredit InstitutionsReporting requirements to host competent authoritiesHost Member States may require that branches of credit institutions from other Member States provide the same information as they require from national credit institutions for that purpose.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
160Article 160(6)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional provisions for capital buffersMember States may impose a shorter transitional period for capital buffers than that specified in paragraphs 1 to 4 of Article 160. Such a shorter transitional period may be recognised by other Member States.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
170Article 4(2)Member States or Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTreatment of indirect holdings in real estateMember States or their competent authorities may allow shares constituting an equivalent indirect holding of immovable property to be treated as a direct holding of immovable property provided that such indirect holding is specifically regulated in the national law of the Member State and, when pledged as collateral, provides equivalent protection to creditors.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
180Article 6(4)Competent AuthoritiesInvestment FirmsApplication of requirements on an individual basisPending the report from the Commission in accordance with Article 508(3), competent authorities may exempt investment firms from compliance with the obligations laid down in Part Six (liquidity) taking into account the nature, scale and complexity of the investment firms' activities.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
190Article 24(2)Reporting and the compulsory use of IFRSCompetent authorities may require that institutions effect the valuation of assets and off-balance sheet items and the determination of own funds in accordance with International Accounting Standards as applicable under Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002).[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
200Article 89(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsRisk weighting and prohibition of qualifying holdings outside the financial sector

Competent authorities apply the following requirements to qualifying holdings of institutions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2:

for the purpose of calculating the capital requirement in accordance with Part Three of this Regulation, institutions shall apply a risk weight of 1 250 % to the greater of the following:

  1. (i)

    the amount of qualifying holdings referred to in paragraph 1 in excess of 15 % of eligible capital;

  2. (ii)

    the total amount of qualifying holdings referred to in paragraph 2 that exceed 60 % of the eligible capital of the institution;

[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
201Article 89(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsRisk weighting and prohibition of qualifying holdings outside the financial sector

Competent authorities apply the following requirements to qualifying holdings of institutions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2:

the competent authorities shall prohibit institutions from having qualifying holdings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 the amount of which exceeds the percentages of eligible capital laid down in those paragraphs.

[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
210Article 95(2)Competent AuthoritiesInvestment FirmsRequirements for investment firms with limited authorisation to provide investment servicesCompetent authorities may set the own fund requirements for investment firms with limited authorisation to provide investment services as the own fund requirements that would be binding on those firms according to the national transposition measures in force on 31 December 2013 for Directive 2006/49/EC and Directive 2006/48/EC.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
220Article 99(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsReporting on own funds requirements and financial informationCompetent authorities may require those credit institutions applying international accounting standards as applicable under Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 for the reporting of own funds on a consolidated basis pursuant to Article 24(2) of this Regulation to also report financial information as laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
230Article 124(2)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsRisk weights and criteria applied to exposures secured by mortgages on immovable propertyCompetent authorities may set a higher risk weight or stricter criteria than those set out in Article 125(2) and Article 126(2), where appropriate, on the basis of financial stability considerations.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
240Article 129(1)Exposures in the form of covered bondsThe competent authorities may, after consulting EBA, partly waive the application of point (c) of the first subparagraph and allow credit quality step 2 for up to 10 % of the total exposure of the nominal amount of outstanding covered bonds of the issuing institution, provided that significant potential concentration problems in the Member States concerned can be documented due to the application of the credit quality step 1 requirement referred to in that point.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
250Article 164(5)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsMinimum values of exposure weighted average Loss Given Default (LGD) for exposures secured by propertyBased on the data collected under Article 101 and taking into account forward-looking immovable property market developments and any other relevant indicators, the competent authorities shall periodically, and at least annually, assess whether the minimum LGD values in paragraph 4 of this Article are appropriate for exposures secured by residential property or commercial immovable property located in their territory. Competent authorities may, where appropriate on the basis of financial stability considerations, set higher minimum values of exposure weighted average LGD for exposures secured by immovable property in their territory.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
260Article 178(1)(b)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsDefault of an obligorCompetent authorities may replace the 90 days with 180 days for exposures secured by residential property or SME commercial immovable property in the retail exposure class, as well as exposures to public sector entities.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
270Article 284(4)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExposure valueCompetent authorities may require an α higher than 1.4 or permit institutions to use their own estimates in accordance with Article 284 (9)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
280Article 284(9)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExposure valueCompetent authorities may permit institutions to use their own estimates of alpha[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
290Article 327(2)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsNetting between a convertible and an offsetting position in the underlying instrumentCompetent authorities may adopt an approach under which the likelihood of a particular convertible's being converted is taken into account or require an own funds requirement to cover any loss which conversion might entail.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
300Article 395(1)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesLarge exposure limits for exposures to institutionsCompetent authorities may set a lower large exposure limit than EUR 150 000 000 for exposures to institutions.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
310Article 400(2)(a) 493(3)(a)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt covered bonds falling within the terms of Article 129(1), (3) and (6).[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
320Article 400(2)(b) 493(3)(b)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt asset items constituting claims on regional governments or local authorities of Member States.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
330Article 400(2)(c) 493(3)(c)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures incurred by an institution to its parent undertaking or subsidiaries.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
340Article 400(2)(d) 493(3)(d)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to regional or central credit institutions with which the credit institution is associated in a network and which are responsible for cash-clearing operations within the network.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
350Article 400(2)(e) 493(3)(e)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to credit institutions incurred by credit institutions, one of which operates on a non-competitive basis and provides or guarantees loans under legislative programmes or its statutes, to promote specified sectors of the economy under some form of government oversight and restrictions on the use of the loans, provided that the respective exposures arise from such loans that are passed on to the beneficiaries via credit institutions or from the guarantees of these loans.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
360Article 400(2)(f) 493(3)(f)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to institutions, provided that those exposures do not constitute such institutions' own funds, do not last longer than the following business day and are not denominated in a major trading currency.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
370Article 400(2)(g) 493(3)(g)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to central banks in the form of required minimum reserves held at those central banks which are denominated in their national currencies.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
380Article 400(2)(h) 493(3)(h)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to central governments in the form of statutory liquidity requirements held in government securities which are denominated and funded in their national currencies provided that, at the discretion of the competent authority, the credit assessment of those central governments assigned by a nominated External Credit Assessment Institution is investment grade.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
390Article 400(2)(i) 493(3)(i)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt 50 % of medium/low risk off-balance sheet documentary credits and of medium/low risk off-balance sheet undrawn credit facilities referred to in Annex I and subject to the competent authorities' agreement, 80 % of guarantees other than loan guarantees which have a legal or regulatory basis and are given for their members by mutual guarantee schemes possessing the status of credit institutions.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
400Article 400(2)(j) 493(3)(j)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt legally required guarantees used when a mortgage loan financed by issuing mortgage bonds is paid to the mortgage borrower before the final registration of the mortgage in the land register, provided that the guarantee is not used as reducing the risk in calculating the risk-weighted exposure amounts.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
410Article 400(2)(k) 493(3)(k)Competent AuthoritiesCompetent AuthoritiesExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt assets items constituting claims on and other exposures to recognised exchanges.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
420Article 412(5)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsLiquidity coverage requirementMember States may maintain or introduce national provisions in the area of liquidity requirements before binding minimum standards for liquidity coverage requirements are specified and fully introduced in the Union in accordance with Article 460.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
430Article 412(5)Member States or Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLiquidity coverage requirementMember states or competent authorities may require domestically authorised institutions, or a subset of those institutions to maintain a higher liquidity coverage requirement up to 100 % until the binding minimum standard is fully introduced at a rate of 100 % in accordance with Article 460.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
440Article 413(3)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsStable funding requirementMember States may maintain or introduce national provisions in the area of stable funding requirements before binding minimum standards for net stable funding requirements are specified and introduced in the Union in accordance with Article 510.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
450Article 415(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLiquidity reporting requirementsCompetent authorities may continue to collect information through monitoring tools for the purpose of monitoring compliance with existing national liquidity standards, until the full introduction of binding liquidity requirements.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
460Article 420(2)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLiquidity outflow rateThe competent authorities may apply an outflow rate up to 5 % for trade finance off-balance sheet related products, as referred to in Article 429 and Annex 1.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
470Article 467(2)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised losses measured at fair valueBy way of derogation from paragraph 1 of Article 467, the competent authorities may, in cases where such treatment was applied before 1 January 2014, allow institutions not to include in any element of own funds unrealised gains or losses on exposures to central governments classified in the ‘Available for Sale’ category of EU-endorsed IAS 39.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
480Article 467(3) second subparagraphCompetent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised losses measured at fair valueCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentage in the ranges specified in points (a) to (d) of paragraph 2 of Article 467.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
490Article 468(2)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised gains measured at fair valueCompetent authorities may permit institutions to include in the calculation of their Common Equity Tier 1 capital 100 % of their unrealised gains at fair value where under Article 467 institutions are required to include their unrealised losses measured at fair value in the calculation of Common Equity Tier 1 capital.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
500Article 468(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised gains measured at fair valueCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentage of unrealised gains in the ranges specified in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 2 of Article 468 that is removed from Common Equity Tier 1 capital.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
510Article 471(1)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemption from deduction of equity holding in insurance companies from CET1 itemsBy way of derogation from Article 49(1), during the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2022, competent authorities may permit institutions to not deduct equity holdings in insurance undertakings, reinsurance undertakings and insurance holding companies where the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of Article 471 are met.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
520Article 473(1)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsIntroduction of amendments to IAS 19By way of derogation from Article 481 during the period from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2018, competent authorities may permit institutions that prepare their accounts in conformity with the international accounting standards adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 to add to their Common Equity Tier 1 capital the applicable amount in accordance with paragraph 2 or 3 of Article 473, as applicable, multiplied by the factor applied in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 473.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
530Article 478(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional deductions from Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 items

Competent authorities shall determine and publish an applicable percentage in the ranges specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 478 for each of the following deductions:

  1. (a)

    the individual deductions required pursuant to points (a) to (h) of Article 36(1), excluding deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability and arise from temporary differences;

  2. (b)

    the aggregate amount of deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability and arise from temporary differences and the items referred to in point (i) of Article 36(1) that is required to be deducted pursuant to Article 48;

  3. (c)

    each deduction required pursuant to points (b) to (d) of Article 56;

  4. (d)

    each deduction required pursuant to points (b) to (d) of Article 66.

[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
540Article 479(4)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional recognition in consolidated Common Equity Tier 1 capital of instruments and items that do not qualify as minority interestsCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 3 of Article 479.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
550Article 480(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional recognition of minority interests and qualifying Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 capitalCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the value of the applicable factor in the ranges specified in paragraph 2 of Article 480.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
560Article 481(5)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsAdditional transitional filters and deductionsFor each filter or deduction referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 481, competent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentages in the ranges specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
570Article 486(6)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsLimits for grandfathering of items within Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 itemsCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentages in the ranges specified in paragraph 5 of Article 486.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
580Article 495(1)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of equity exposures under the IRB approachBy way of derogation from Chapter 3 of Part Three, until 31 December 2017, the competent authorities may exempt from the IRB treatment certain categories of equity exposures held by institutions and EU subsidiaries of institutions in that Member State as at 31 December 2007.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
590Article 496(1)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional provision on the calculation of own fund requirements for exposures in the form of covered bondsUntil 31 December 2017, competent authorities may waive in full or in part the 10 % limit for senior units issued by French Fonds Communs de Créances or by securitisation entities which are equivalent to French Fonds Communs de Créances laid down in points (d) and (f) of Article 129(1), provided that conditions specified in points (a) and (b) of Article 496(1) are fulfilled.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
600Article 10(1)(b)(iii)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLCR - Liquid assetsThe liquidity reserve held by the credit institution in a central bank is recognisable as Level 1 asset provided that it can be withdrawn in times of stress. The purposes under which central bank reserves may be withdrawn for the purposes of this Article must be specified in an agreement between the CA and the ECB or the central bank.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
610Article 10(2)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLCR - Liquid assets

The market value of extremely high quality covered bonds referred to in paragraph 1(f) shall be subject to a haircut of at least 7 %. Except as specified in relation to shares and units in CIUs in points (a) and (b) of Article 15(2), no haircut shall be required on the value of the remaining level 1 assets.

Those cases where the higher haircuts were set to an entire asset class (all assets subject to a specific and differentiated haircut in the LCR Delegated Regulation) (e.g. to all level 1 covered bonds, etc.).

[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
620Article 12(1)(c)(i)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLCR - Level 2B assetsShares may constitute level 2B assets provided that they form part of a major stock index in a MS or in a third country, as identified as such by the CA of a MS or the relevant public authority in a third country.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
630Article 12(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLCR - Level 2B assetsFor credit institutions which in accordance with their statutes of incorporation are unable for reasons of religious observance to hold interest bearing assets, the competent authority may allow to derogate from points (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 1(b) of this Article, provided there is evidence of insufficient availability of non-interest bearing assets meeting these requirements and the non-interest bearing assets in question are adequately liquid in private markets.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
640Article 24(6)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLCR - Outflows from stable deposits in a third country qualifying for the 3 % rateCredit institutions may be authorised by their competent authority to multiply by 3 % the amount of the retail deposits covered by a deposit guarantee scheme in a third country equivalent to the scheme referred to in paragraph 1 if the third country allows this treatment.[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y

PART 2

Transitional options and discretions set out in Directive 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013

Directive 2013/36/EURegulation (EU) No 575/2013AdresseeScopeDenominationDescription of the option or discretionYear(s) of application and the value in % (if applicable)Exercised (Y/N/NA)National textReferencesAvailable in EN (Y/N)Details / Comments
010 Date of the last update of information in this template (dd/mm/yyyy)
011Article 160(6)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional provisions for capital buffersMember States may impose a shorter transitional period for capital buffers than that specified in paragraphs 1 to 4 of Article 160. Such a shorter transitional period may be recognised by other Member States. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
012Article 493(3)(a)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt covered bonds falling within the terms of Article 129(1), (3) and (6). [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
013Article 493(3)(b)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt asset items constituting claims on regional governments or local authorities of Member States. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
014Article 493(3)(c)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures incurred by an institution to its parent undertaking or subsidiaries. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
015Article 493(3)(d)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to regional or central credit institutions with which the credit institution is associated in a network and which are responsible for cash-clearing operations within the network. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
016Article 493(3)(e)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to credit institutions incurred by credit institutions, one of which operates on a non-competitive basis and provides or guarantees loans under legislative programmes or its statutes, to promote specified sectors of the economy under some form of government oversight and restrictions on the use of the loans, provided that the respective exposures arise from such loans that are passed on to the beneficiaries via credit institutions or from the guarantees of these loans. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
017Article 493(3)(f)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to institutions, provided that those exposures do not constitute such institutions' own funds, do not last longer than the following business day and are not denominated in a major trading currency. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
018Article 493(3)(g)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to central banks in the form of required minimum reserves held at those central banks which are denominated in their national currencies. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
019Article 493(3)(h)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt exposures to central governments in the form of statutory liquidity requirements held in government securities which are denominated and funded in their national currencies provided that, at the discretion of the competent authority, the credit assessment of those central governments assigned by a nominated External Credit Assessment Institution is investment grade. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
020Article 493(3)(i)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt 50 % of medium/low risk off-balance sheet documentary credits and of medium/low risk off-balance sheet undrawn credit facilities referred to in Annex I and subject to the competent authorities' agreement, 80 % of guarantees other than loan guarantees which have a legal or regulatory basis and are given for their members by mutual guarantee schemes possessing the status of credit institutions. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
021Article 493(3)(j)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt legally required guarantees used when a mortgage loan financed by issuing mortgage bonds is paid to the mortgage borrower before the final registration of the mortgage in the land register, provided that the guarantee is not used as reducing the risk in calculating the risk-weighted exposure amounts. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
022Article 493(3)(k)Member StatesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemptions or partial exemptions to large exposures limitsCompetent authorities may fully or partially exempt assets items constituting claims on and other exposures to recognised exchanges. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
023Article 412(5)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsLiquidity coverage requirementMember States may maintain or introduce national provisions in the area of liquidity requirements before binding minimum standards for liquidity coverage requirements are specified and fully introduced in the Union in accordance with Article 460. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
024Article 412(5)Member States or Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLiquidity coverage requirementMember states or competent authorities may require domestically authorised institutions, or a subset of those institutions to maintain a higher liquidity coverage requirement up to 100 % until the binding minimum standard is fully introduced at a rate of 100 % in accordance with Article 460. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
025Article 413(3)Member StatesCredit InstitutionsStable funding requirementMember States may maintain or introduce national provisions in the area of stable funding requirements before binding minimum standards for net stable funding requirements are specified and introduced in the Union in accordance with Article 510. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
026Article 415(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit InstitutionsLiquidity reporting requirementsCompetent authorities may continue to collect information through monitoring tools for the purpose of monitoring compliance with existing national liquidity standards, until the full introduction of binding liquidity requirements. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
027Article 467(2)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised losses measured at fair valueBy way of derogation from paragraph 1 of Article 467, the competent authorities may, in cases where such treatment was applied before 1 January 2014, allow institutions not to include in any element of own funds unrealised gains or losses on exposures to central governments classified in the ‘Available for Sale’ category of EU-endorsed IAS 39. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
028Article 467(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised losses measured at fair valueApplicable percentage of unrealised losses pursuant to Article 467(1) that are included in the calculation of Common Equity Tier 1 items (percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 2 of that Article)2014 (20 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0292015 (40 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0302016 (60 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0312017 (80 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
032Article 468(2) 2nd subparagrapCompetent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised gains measured at fair valueCompetent authorities may permit institutions to include in the calculation of their Common Equity Tier 1 capital 100 % of their unrealised gains at fair value where under Article 467 institutions are required to include their unrealised losses measured at fair value in the calculation of Common Equity Tier 1 capital. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
033Article 468(3)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of unrealised gains measured at fair valueCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentage of unrealised gains in the ranges specified in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 2 of Article 468 that is removed from Common Equity Tier 1 capital.2015 (60 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0342016 (40 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0352017 (20 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
036Article 471(1)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsExemption from deduction of equity holding in insurance companies from CET1 itemsBy way of derogation from Article 49(1), during the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2022, competent authorities may permit institutions to not deduct equity holdings in insurance undertakings, reinsurance undertakings and insurance holding companies where the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of Article 471 are met. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
037Article 473(1)Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsIntroduction of amendments to IAS 19By way of derogation from Article 481 during the period from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2018, competent authorities may permit institutions that prepare their accounts in conformity with the international accounting standards adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 to add to their Common Equity Tier 1 capital the applicable amount in accordance with paragraph 2 or 3 of Article 473, as applicable, multiplied by the factor applied in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 473. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
038Article 478(2)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsDeduction from Common Equity Tier 1 items for deferred tax assets that existed prior to 1 January 2014Applicable percentage if the alternative applies (percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 2 of Article 478)2014 (0 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0392015 (10 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0402016 (20 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0412017 (30 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0422018 (40 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0432019 (50 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0442020 (60 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0452021 (70 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0462022 (80 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0472023 (90 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
048Article 478(3)(a)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional deductions from Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 itemsCompetent authorities shall determine and publish an applicable percentage in the ranges specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 478 for (a) the individual deductions required pursuant to points (a) to (h) of Article 36(1), excluding deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability and arise from temporary differences;2014 (20 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0492015 (40 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0502016 (60 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0512017 (80 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
052Article 478(3)(b)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional deductions from Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 itemsCompetent authorities shall determine and publish an applicable percentage in the ranges specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 478 for (b) the aggregate amount of deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability and arise from temporary differences and the items referred to in point (i) of Article 36(1) that is required to be deducted pursuant to Article 48;2014 (20 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0532015 (40 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0542016 (60 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0552017 (80 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
056Article 478(3)(c)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional deductions from Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 itemsCompetent authorities shall determine and publish an applicable percentage in the ranges specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 478 for (c) each deduction required pursuant to points (b) to (d) of Article 56;2014 (20 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0572015 (40 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0582016 (60 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0592017 (80 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
060Article 478(3)(d)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional deductions from Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 itemsCompetent authorities shall determine and publish an applicable percentage in the ranges specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 478 for (d) each deduction required pursuant to points (b) to (d) of Article 66.2014 (20 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0612015 (40 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0622016 (60 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0632017 (80 % to 100 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
064Article 479(4)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional recognition in consolidated Common Equity Tier 1 capital of instruments and items that do not qualify as minority interestsCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 3 of Article 479.2014 (0 % to 80 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0652015 (0 % to 60 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0662016 (0 % to 40 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0672017 (0 % to 20 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
068Article 480(3)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional recognition of minority interests and qualifying Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 capitalCompetent authorities shall determine and publish the value of the applicable factor in the ranges specified in paragraph 2 of Article 480.2014 (0,2 to 1,0)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0692015 (0,4 to 1,0)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0702016 (0,6 to 1,0)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0712017 (0,8 to 1,0)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
072Article 481(1)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsApplicable percentage if a single percentage applies (percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 3 of Article 481)2014 (0 % to 80 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0732015 (0 % to 60 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0742016 (0 % to 40 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0752017 (0 % to 20 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
076Article 481(5)Additional transitional filters and deductionsFor each filter or deduction referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 481, competent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentages in the ranges specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article2014 (0 % to 80 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0772015 (0 % to 60 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0782016 (0 % to 40 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0792017 (0 % to 20 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
080Article 486(6)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsLimits for grandfathering of items within Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 itemsApplicable percentage for determining the limits for grandfathering of items within Common Equity Tier 1 items pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 486 (percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 5 of that Article)2014 (60 % to 80 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0812015 (40 % to 70 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0822016 (20 % to 60 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0832017 (0 % to 50 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0842018 (0 % to 40 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0852019 (0 % to 30 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0862020 (0 % to 20 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0872021 (0 % to 10 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
088Applicable percentage for determining the limits for grandfathering of items within Additional Tier 1 items pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 486 (percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 5 of that Article)2014 (60 % to 80 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0892015 (40 % to 70 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0902016 (20 % to 60 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0912017 (0 % to 50 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0922018 (0 % to 40 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0932019 (0 % to 30 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0942020 (0 % to 20 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0952021 (0 % to 10 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
096Applicable percentage for determining the limits for grandfathering of items within Tier 2 items pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 486 (percentage in the ranges specified in paragraph 5 of that Article)2014 (60 % to 80 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0972015 (40 % to 70 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0982016 (20 % to 60 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
0992017 (0 % to 50 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
1002018 (0 % to 40 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
1012019 (0 % to 30 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
1022020 (0 % to 20 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
1032021 (0 % to 10 %)[Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
104Article 495(1)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional treatment of equity exposures under the IRB approachBy way of derogation from Chapter 3 of Part Three, until 31 December 2017, the competent authorities may exempt from the IRB treatment certain categories of equity exposures held by institutions and EU subsidiaries of institutions in that Member State as at 31 December 2007. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y
105Article 496(1)Credit Institutions and Investment firmsTransitional provision on the calculation of own fund requirements for exposures in the form of covered bondsUntil 31 December 2017, competent authorities may waive in full or in part the 10 % limit for senior units issued by French Fonds Communs de Créances or by securitisation entities which are equivalent to French Fonds Communs de Créances laid down in points (d) and (f) of Article 129(1), provided that conditions specified in points (a) and (b) of Article 496(1) are fulfilled. [Year] [Y/N/NA]Mandatory if YMandatory if YMandatory if Y

PART 3

Variable elements of remuneration (Article 94 of Directive 2013/36 EU)

Directive 2013/36/EUAdresseeScopeProvisionsInformation to discloseExercised (Y/N/NA)ReferencesAvailable in EN (Y/N)Details / Comments
010 Date of the last update of information in this template (dd/mm/yyyy)
020Article 94(1)(g)(i)Member States or Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsMaximum ratio between the variable and fixed components of remuneration (% set in national law calculated as variable component divided by fixed component of remuneration) [Value in %] [Y/N]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
030Article 94(1)(g)(ii)Member States or Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsMaximum level of the ratio between the variable and fixed components of remuneration which may be approved by shareholders or owners or members of the institution (% set in national law calculated as variable component divided by fixed component of remuneration) [Value in %] [Y/N]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
040Article 94(1)(g)(iii)Member States or Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsMaximum part of the total variable remuneration to which the discount rate may be applied (% of the total variable remuneration) [Value in %] [Y/N]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
050Article 94(1)(l)Member States or Competent AuthoritiesCredit Institutions and Investment firmsDescription of any restriction on the types and designs or prohibitions of instruments that can be used for the purposes of awarding variable remuneration [Free text/value] [Y/N]Mandatory if YMandatory if Y
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Annotations

Footnotes

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‘Y’ (Yes) indicates that the competetent authority or Member State empowered to exercise the relevant option or discretion has exercised it.

‘N’ (No) Indicates that the competetent authority or Member State empowered to exercise the relevant option or discretion has not exercised it.

‘NA’ (Not applicable) indicates that the exercise of the option is not possible or the discretion does not exist.

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