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in force 2020-06-27

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Amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/873 32020R0873

Regulation (EU) 2020/873 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 575/2013 and (EU) 2019/876 as regards certain adjustments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Text with EEA relevance)

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MODIFIED +8 −15 Art. 47a Non-performing exposures

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The sentence on full and timely repayment in Article 47a(6) changed from stating that repayment shall not be considered likely unless the obligor has executed regular and timely payments of the specified amounts, to stating that repayment may be considered likely where the obligor has executed such payments.

Cited: Art. 47a, v1 · Art. 47a, v2

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Article 47a Non-performing exposures 1. For the purposes of point (m) of Article 36(1), exposure shall include any of the following items, provided they are not included in the trading book of the institution: (a) a debt instrument, including a debt security, a … 747 unchanged words … there is no past-due amount following the forbearance measures and the institution, on the basis of the analysis of the obligor's financial situation, is satisfied about the likelihood of the full and timely repayment of the exposure. Full and timely repayment shall not may be considered likely unless where the obligor has executed regular and timely payments of amounts equal to either of the following: (a) the amount that was past due before the forbearance measure was granted, where there were amounts past due; (b) the amount that has been written-off under the forbearance measures granted, where there were no amounts past due. 7. Where a non-performing exposure has ceased to be classified as non-performing pursuant to paragraph 6, such exposure shall be under probation until all the following conditions are met: (a) at least two years have passed since the date on which the exposure subject to forbearance measures was re-classified as performing; (b) regular and timely payments have been made during at least half of the period that the exposure would be under probation, leading to the payment of a substantial aggregate amount of principal or interest; (c) none of the exposures to the obligor is more than 30 days past due.

MODIFIED +258 −9 Art. 47c Deduction for non-performing exposures

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Paragraph 4 now extends the preferential factors to the secured part of a non-performing exposure that is guaranteed or counter-guaranteed by an eligible protection provider referred to in points (a) to (e) of Article 201(1), where unsecured exposures to that provider would be assigned a risk weight of 0% under Chapter 2 of Title II of Part Three, in addition to exposures guaranteed or insured by an official export credit agency as before.

The introductory phrase of paragraph 4 was also tightened to specify that the derogation is from paragraph 3 of this Article, rather than simply from paragraph 3.

Cited: Art. 47c, v2 · Art. 47c, v1

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Article 47c Deduction for non-performing exposures 1. For the purposes of point (m) of Article 36(1), institutions shall determine the applicable amount of insufficient coverage separately for each non-performing exposure to be deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 items by subtracting the … 769 unchanged words … that is a residential loan guaranteed by an eligible protection provider as referred to in Article 201, to be applied as of the first day of the tenth year following its classification as non-performing. 4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, 3 of this Article, the following factors shall apply to the part of the non-performing exposure guaranteed or insured by an official export credit agency: agency or guaranteed or counter-guaranteed by an eligible protection provider referred to in points (a) to (e) of Article 201(1), unsecured exposures to which would be assigned a risk weight of 0 % under Chapter 2 of Title II of Part Three: (a) 0 for the secured part of the non-performing exposure to be applied during the period between one year and seven years following its classification as non-performing; and (b) 1 for the secured part of the non-performing exposure to be applied as of the first day of the eighth year following its classification as non-performing. 5. EBA shall assess the range of practices applied for the valuation of secured non-performing exposures and may develop guidelines to specify a common methodology, including possible minimum requirements for re-valuation in terms of timing and ad hoc methods, for the prudential valuation of eligible forms of funded and unfunded credit protection, in particular regarding assumptions pertaining to their recoverability and enforceability. Those guidelines may also include a common methodology for the determination of the secured part of a non-performing exposure, as referred to in paragraph 1. Those guidelines shall be issued in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, where an exposure has, between one year and two years following its classification as non-performing, been granted a forbearance measure, the factor applicable in accordance with paragraph 2 on the date on which the forbearance measure is granted shall be applicable for an additional period of one year. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, where an exposure has, between two and six years following its classification as non-performing, been granted a forbearance measure, the factor applicable in accordance with paragraph 3 on the date on which the forbearance measure is granted shall be applicable for an additional period of one year. This paragraph shall only apply in relation to the first forbearance measure that has been granted since the classification of the exposure as non-performing.

MODIFIED ±0 Art. 114

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MODIFIED +1,075 −0 Art. 123 Retail exposures

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The after text adds a new paragraph covering loans granted by a credit institution to pensioners or employees with a permanent contract that are secured by an unconditional transfer of part of the borrower's pension or salary, assigning such exposures a risk weight of 35 % instead of the 75 % applied elsewhere in the article.

This new paragraph sets out four conditions, covering the authorisation to deduct payments directly from pension or salary, insurance coverage of specified risks, a cap of 20 % of net monthly pension or salary on aggregate qualifying loan payments, and a maximum original maturity of ten years.

The preceding text of the article, covering the 75 % risk weight criteria for retail exposures, securities exclusion, and lease payments, is unchanged between the two versions.

Cited: Art. 123, v2 · Art. 123, v1

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Article 123 Retail exposures Exposures that comply with the following criteria shall be assigned a risk weight of 75 %: (a) the exposure shall be either to a natural person or persons, or to a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME); (b) the exposure shall be one of a significant number of exposures with similar characteristics such that the risks associated with such lending are substantially reduced; (c) the total amount owed to the institution and parent undertakings and its subsidiaries, including any exposure in default, by the obligor client or group of connected clients, but excluding exposures fully and completely secured on residential property collateral that have been assigned to the exposure class laid down in point (i) of Article 112, shall not, to the knowledge of the institution, exceed EUR 1 million. The institution shall take reasonable steps to acquire this knowledge. Securities shall not be eligible for the retail exposure class. Exposures that do not comply with the criteria referred to in points (a) to (c) of the first subparagraph shall not be eligible for the retail exposures class. The present value of retail minimum lease payments is eligible for the retail exposure class.Exposures due to loans granted by a credit institution to pensioners or employees with a permanent contract against the unconditional transfer of part of the borrower's pension or salary to that credit institution shall be assigned a risk weight of 35 %, provided that all the following conditions are met: (a) in order to repay the loan, the borrower unconditionally authorises the pension fund or employer to make direct payments to the credit institution by deducting the monthly payments on the loan from the borrower's monthly pension or salary; (b) the risks of death, inability to work, unemployment or reduction of the net monthly pension or salary of the borrower are properly covered through an insurance policy underwritten by the borrower to the benefit of the credit institution; (c) the monthly payments to be made by the borrower on all loans that meet the conditions set out in points (a) and (b) do not in aggregate exceed 20 % of the borrower's net monthly pension or salary; (d) the maximum original maturity of the loan is equal to or less than ten years.

MODIFIED +20 −39 Art. 150 Conditions for permanent partial use

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Point (d)(ii) now refers to exposures to central governments and central banks generally, rather than specifically to the central government and central bank of a Member State.

The reference to a 0% risk weight being assigned under Article 495(2) has been removed, leaving only the reference to Article 114(2) or (4).

Cited: Art. 150, v2 · Art. 150, v1

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Article 150 Conditions for permanent partial use 1. Where institutions have received the prior permission of the competent authorities, institutions permitted to use the IRB Approach in the calculation of risk-weighted exposure amounts and expected loss amounts for one or more exposure classes may apply the Standardised Approach for the following exposures: (a) the exposure class laid down in Article 147(2)(a), where the number of material counterparties is limited and it would be unduly burdensome for the institution to implement a rating system for these counterparties; (b) the exposure class laid down in Article 147(2)(b), where the number of material counterparties is limited and it would be unduly burdensome for the institution to implement a rating system for these counterparties; (c) exposures in non-significant business units as well as exposure classes or types of exposures that are immaterial in terms of size and perceived risk profile; (d) exposures to central governments and central banks of the Member States and their regional governments, local authorities, administrative bodies and public sector entities provided that: (i) there is no difference in risk between the exposures to that central government and central bank and those other exposures because of specific public arrangements; and (ii) exposures to the central government governments and central bank banks are assigned a 0 % risk weight under Article 114(2) or (4) or Article 495(2); (4); (e) exposures of an institution to a counterparty which is its parent undertaking, its subsidiary or a subsidiary of its parent undertaking provided that the counterparty is an institution or a financial holding company, mixed financial holding company, financial institution, … 367 unchanged words … in 2018, recommending limits in terms of a percentage of total balance sheet and/or risk weighted assets to be calculated in accordance with the Standardised Approach. Those guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010.

MODIFIED ±0 Art. 429a

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MODIFIED ±0 Art. 467

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MODIFIED +2,858 −2,093 Art. 468 Temporary treatment of unrealised gains and losses measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

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dates added to the text: 2019-12-31, 2020-01-01, 2020-12-31, 2021-01-01, 2021-12-31, 2022-01-01, 2022-12-31 · dates removed: 2013-01-01, 2014-01-01, 2014-12-31, 2015-01-01, 2015-12-31, 2016-01-01, 2016-12-31, 2017-01-01, 2017-12-31

The provision was replaced entirely, changing from a phase-out regime for unrealised fair-value gains running from 2013 to 2017 to a new temporary treatment covering unrealised gains and losses on debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, running from 2020 to 2022 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The mechanics changed from a fixed removal of a percentage of unrealised gains under paragraphs 1 to 3, and a separate derogation on derivative liability fair-value gains and losses under paragraph 4, to a formula-based amount A applied to accumulated unrealised gains and losses on specified sovereign and public-sector exposures, using yearly factors, an opt-in notification and reversal process, related recalculation obligations, and expanded disclosure requirements.

The applicable date ranges and percentages were replaced, with the earlier 2013 to 2017 dates and percentage bands removed and new dates of 2019 to 2022 and factors of 1, 0.7 and 0.4 introduced for the corresponding years.

Cited: Art. 468, v1 · Art. 468, v2

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Article 468
Unrealised gains measured at fair value
1. By way of derogation from Article 35, during the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2017, institutions shall remove from their Common Equity Tier 1 items the applicable percentage of unrealised gains related to assets or liabilities measured at fair value and reported on the balance sheet, excluding those referred to in Article 33 and all other unrealised gains with the exception of those related to investment properties reported as part of the profit and loss account. The resulting residual amount shall not be removed from Common Equity Tier 1 items.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the applicable percentage shall be 100 % during the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014, and shall, after that date, fall within the following ranges:
(a) 60 % to 100 % during the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015;
(b) 40 % to 100 % during the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016;
(c) 20 % to 100 % for the period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
From 1 January 2015, where under Article 467 a competent authority requires institutions to include in the calculation of Common Equity Tier 1 capital 100 % of their unrealised losses measured at fair value, that competent authority may also permit institutions to include in that calculation 100 % of their unrealised gains at fair value.
From 1 January 2015, where under Article 467 a competent authority requires institutions to include a percentage of unrealised losses measured at fair value in the calculation of Common Equity Tier 1 capital, that competent authority shall not set an applicable percentage of unrealised gains under paragraph 2 of this Article which results in a percentage of unrealised gains that is included in the calculation of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that exceeds the applicable percentage of unrealised losses set in accordance with Article 467.
3. Competent authorities shall determine and publish the applicable percentage of unrealised gains in the ranges specified in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 2 that is removed from Common Equity Tier 1 capital.
4. By way of derogation from Article 33(1)(c), during the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017, institutions shall not include in their own funds the applicable percentage, as specified in Article 478, of the fair value gains and losses from derivative liabilities arising from changes in the own credit standing of the institution. The percentage applied to fair value losses arising from changes in the own credit standing of the institution shall not exceed the percentage applied to fair value gains arising from changes in the own credit standing of the institution.

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Article 468
Temporary treatment of unrealised gains and losses measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in view of the COVID-19 pandemic
1. By way of derogation from Article 35, during the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022 (the period of temporary treatment), institutions may remove from the calculation of their Common Equity Tier 1 items the amount A, determined in accordance with the following formula:
where:
a
the amount of unrealised gains and losses accumulated since 31 December 2019 accounted for as fair value changes of debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in the balance sheet, corresponding to exposures to central governments, to regional governments or to local authorities referred to in Article 115(2) of this Regulation and to public sector entities referred to in Article 116(4) of this Regulation, excluding those financial assets that are credit-impaired as defined in Appendix A to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 (Annex relating to IFRS 9); and
f
the factor applicable for each reporting year during the period of temporary treatment in accordance with paragraph 2.
2. Institutions shall apply the following factors f to calculate the amount A referred in paragraph 1:
(a) 1 during the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020;
(b) 0,7 during the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021;
(c) 0,4 during the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.
3. Where an institution decides to apply the temporary treatment set out in paragraph 1, it shall inform the competent authority of its decision at least 45 days before the remittance date for the reporting of the information based on that treatment. Subject to the prior permission of the competent authority, the institution may reverse its initial decision once during the period of temporary treatment. Institutions shall publicly disclose if they apply that treatment.
4. Where an institution removes an amount of unrealised losses from its Common Equity Tier 1 items in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall recalculate all requirements laid down in this Regulation and in Directive 2013/36/EU that are calculated using any of the following items:
(a) the amount of deferred tax assets that is deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 items in accordance with point (c) of Article 36(1) or risk weighted in accordance with Article 48(4);
(b) the amount of specific credit risk adjustments.
When recalculating the relevant requirement, the institution shall not take into account the effects that the expected credit loss provisions relating to exposures to central governments, to regional governments or to local authorities referred to in Article 115(2) of this Regulation and to public sector entities referred to in Article 116(4) of this Regulation, excluding those financial assets that are credit-impaired as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9, have on those items.
5. During the periods set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, in addition to disclosing the information required in Part Eight, institutions that have decided to apply the temporary treatment set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall disclose the amounts of own funds, Common Equity Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 capital, the total capital ratio, the Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, the Tier 1 capital ratio, and the leverage ratio they would have in case they were not to apply that treatment.

MODIFIED +7,040 −409 Art. 473a Introduction of IFRS 9

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dates added to the text: 2023-01-01, 2023-12-31, 2024-01-01, 2024-12-31 · dates removed: 2018-12-31, 2019-01-01, 2019-12-31

The transitional-period reference and the formulas in paragraph 1 are expanded to add a second factor and a second set of tax-deductibility terms, splitting the earlier single scaling factor and tax term into f1/f2 and t1/t2/t3, and referencing a new paragraph 6a alongside paragraph 6.

Paragraphs 3 and 5 change the fixed comparison dates from 31 December 2017/1 January 2018 to 1 January 2020 or the date of initial application of IFRS 9 whichever is later, and add exclusions tied to Article 468 for exposures measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.

Paragraph 6's phase-in factors and date ranges are replaced with new percentages running through 2023 and 2024, a new paragraph 6a introduces a separate factor schedule f2 running through 2024, and a new paragraph 7a on risk-weighting and leverage-exposure treatment is added, while paragraph 9 adds provisions on reversing decisions without the prior one-time limit and on a new option to not apply paragraph 2, plus a duty for competent authorities to notify EBA.

Cited: Art. 473a, v1 · Art. 473a, v2

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Article 473a Introduction of IFRS 9 1. By way of derogation from Article 50 and until the end of the transitional period periods set out in paragraph paragraphs 6 and 6a of this Article, the following may include in their Common Equity Tier 1 capital the amount calculated in accordance with this paragraph: (a) 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; (b) institutions that, pursuant to Article 24(2) of this Regulation, effect the valuation of assets and off-balance sheet items and the determination of own funds 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; (c) institutions that effect the valuation of assets and off-balance sheet items in conformity with accounting standards under Directive 86/635/EEC and that use an expected credit loss model that is the same as the one used in international accounting standards adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002. The amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be calculated as the sum of the following: (a) for exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title II of Part Three, the amount (ABSA) calculated in accordance with the following formula: ABSAA2,SA A4,SA t · f where: A2,SA the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 2; A4,SA the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 based on the amounts calculated in accordance with paragraph 3; f ; the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9, on 1 January 2020; the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9, on 1 January 2018 or on the date of the initial application of IFRS 9, whichever is later; f1 the applicable factor laid down in paragraph 6; t f2 the applicable factor laid down in paragraph 6a; t1 the increase of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that is due to tax deductibility of the amounts A2,SA and amount A2,SA; t2 the increase of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that is due to tax deductibility of the amount A4,SA; t3 the increase of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that is due to tax deductibility of the amount ; (b) for exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title II of Part Three, the amount (ABIRB) calculated in accordance with the following formula: ABIRBA2,IRB A4,IRB t · f where: A2,IRB the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 which is adjusted in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 5; A4,IRB the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 based on the amounts calculated in accordance with paragraph 3 which are adjusted in accordance with points (b) and (c) of paragraph 5; f ; the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired, as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9, reduced by the sum of related expected loss amounts for the same exposures calculated in accordance with Article 158(5), (6) and (10) of this Regulation, on 1 January 2020. Where the calculation results in a negative number, the institution shall set the value of to zero; the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired, as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9, on 1 January 2018 or on the date of the initial application of IFRS 9, whichever is later, reduced by the sum of related expected loss amounts for the same exposures calculated in accordance with Article 158(5), (6) and (10) of this Regulation. Where the calculation results in a negative number, the institution shall set the value of as equal to zero; f1 the applicable factor laid down in paragraph 6; t f2 the applicable factor laid down in paragraph 6a; t1 the increase of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that is due to tax deductibility of the amounts A2,IRB and A4,IRB. amount A2,IRB; t2 the increase of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that is due to tax deductibility of the amount A4,IRB; t3 the increase of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that is due to tax deductibility of the amount . 2. Institutions shall calculate the amounts A2,SA and A2,IRB referred to, respectively, in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 as the greater of the amounts referred to in points (a) and (b) of this paragraph separately for their exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title II of Part Three and for their exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title II of Part Three: (a) zero; (b) the amount calculated in accordance with point (i) reduced by the amount calculated in accordance with point (ii): (i) the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of IFRS 9 as set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 (Annex relating to IFRS 9) and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 as of 1 January 2018 or on the date of initial application of IFRS 9; (ii) the total amount of impairment losses on financial assets classified as loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments and available-for-sale financial assets, as defined in paragraph 9 of IAS 39, other than equity instruments and units or shares in collective investment undertakings, determined in accordance with paragraphs 63, 64, 65, 67, 68 and 70 of IAS 39 as set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 as of 31 December 2017 or the day before the date of initial application of IFRS 9. 3. Institutions shall calculate the amount by which the amount referred to in point (a) exceeds the amount referred to in point (b) separately for their exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title II of Part Three and for their exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title II of Part Three: (a) the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9 as 9, on the reporting date and, where Article 468 of this Regulation applies, excluding expected credit losses determined for exposures measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with paragraph 4.1.2 A of the reporting date; Annex relating to IFRS 9; (b) the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9 as and, where Article 468 of this Regulation applies, excluding expected credit losses determined for exposures measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with paragraph 4.1.2 A of the Annex relating to IFRS 9, on 1 January 2018 2020 or on the date of the initial application of IFRS 9. 9, whichever is later. 4. For exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title II of Part Three, where the amount specified in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 3 exceeds the amount specified in point (b) of paragraph 3, institutions shall set A4,SA as equal to the difference between those amounts, otherwise they shall set A4,SA as equal to zero. For exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title II of Part Three, where the amount specified in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 3, after applying point (b) of paragraph 5, exceeds the amount for these exposures as specified in point (b) of paragraph 3, after applying point (c) of paragraph 5, institutions shall set A4,IRB as equal to the difference between those amounts, otherwise they shall set A4,IRB as equal to zero. 5. For exposures which are subject to risk weighting in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title II of Part Three, institutions shall apply paragraphs 2 to 4 as follows: (a) for the calculation of A2,IRB institutions shall reduce each of the amounts calculated in accordance with points (b)(i) and (ii) of paragraph 2 of this Article by the sum of expected loss amounts calculated in accordance with Article 158(5), (6) and (10) as of 31 December 2017 or the day before the date of initial application of IFRS 9. Where for the amount referred to in point (b)(i) of paragraph 2 of this Article the calculation results in a negative number, the institution shall set the value of that amount as equal to zero. Where for the amount referred to in point (b)(ii) of paragraph 2 of this Article the calculation results in a negative number, the institution shall set the value of that amount as equal to zero; (b) institutions shall replace the amount calculated in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 3 of this Article by with the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired, as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9, and, where Article 468 of this Regulation applies, excluding expected credit losses determined for exposures measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with paragraph 4.1.2 A of the Annex relating to IFRS 9, reduced by the sum of related expected loss amounts for the same exposures calculated in accordance with Article 158(5), (6) and (10) as of this Regulation on the reporting date. Where the calculation results in a negative number, the institution shall set the value of the amount referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3 of this Article as equal to zero; (c) institutions shall replace the amount calculated in accordance with point (b) of paragraph 3 of this Article by with the sum of the 12-month expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.5 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 and the amount of the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses determined in accordance with paragraph 5.5.3 of the Annex relating to IFRS 9 9, excluding the loss allowance for lifetime expected credit losses for financial assets that are credit-impaired, as defined in Appendix A to the Annex relating to IFRS 9, as and, where Article 468 of this Regulation applies, excluding expected credit losses determined for exposures measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in accordance with paragraph 4.1.2 A of the Annex relating to IFRS 9, on 1 January 2018 2020 or on the date of the initial application of IFRS 9, whichever is later, reduced by the sum of related expected loss amounts for the same exposures calculated in accordance with Article 158(5), (6) and (10). (10) of this Regulation on 1 January 2020 or on the date of the initial application of IFRS 9, whichever is later. Where the calculation results in a negative number, the institution shall set the value of the amount referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3 of this Article as equal to zero. 6. Institutions shall apply the following factors f1 to calculate the amounts ABSA and ABIRB referred to in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 respectively: (a) 0,95 during the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018; (b) 0,85 during the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019; (c) 0,7 during the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; (d) (b) 0,5 during the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021; (e) (c) 0,25 during the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. 2022; (d) 0 during the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. Institutions whose financial year commences after 1 January 2018 2020 but before 1 January 2019 2021 shall adjust the dates in points (a) to (d) of the first subparagraph so that they correspond to their financial year, shall report the adjusted dates to their competent authority and shall publicly disclose them. Institutions which start to apply accounting standards as referred to in paragraph 1 on or after 1 January 2021 shall apply the relevant factors in accordance with points (b) to (d) of the first subparagraph starting with the factor corresponding to the year of the first application of those accounting standards. 6a. Institutions shall apply the following factors f2 to calculate the amounts ABSA and ABIRB referred to in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 respectively: (a) 1 during the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020; (b) 1 during the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021; (c) 0,75 during the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022; (d) 0,5 during the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023; (e) 0,25 during the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. Institutions whose financial year commences after 1 January 2020 but before 1 January 2021 shall adjust the dates in points (a) to (e) of the first subparagraph so that they correspond to their financial year, shall report the adjusted dates to their competent authority and shall publicly disclose them. Institutions which start to apply accounting standards as referred to in paragraph 1 on or after 1 January 2019 2021 shall apply the relevant factors in accordance with points (b) to (e) of the first subparagraph starting with the factor corresponding to the year of the first application of those accounting standards. 7. Where an institution includes in its Common Equity Tier 1 capital an amount in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall recalculate all requirements laid down in this Regulation and in Directive 2013/36/EU that use any of the following items by not taking into account the effects that the expected credit loss provisions that it included in its Common Equity Tier 1 capital have on those items: (a) the amount of deferred tax assets that is deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 capital in accordance with point (c) of Article 36(1) or risk weighted in accordance with Article 48(4); (b) the exposure value as determined in accordance with Article 111(1) whereby the specific credit risk adjustments by which the exposure value shall be reduced shall be multiplied by the following scaling factor (sf): sf1 ABSA/RASA where: ABSA the amount calculated in accordance with point (a) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1; RASA the total amount of specific credit risk adjustments; (c) the amount of Tier 2 items calculated in accordance with point (d) of Article 62. 7a. By way of derogation from point (b) of paragraph 7 of this Article, when recalculating the requirements laid down in this Regulation and in Directive 2013/36/EU, institutions may assign a risk weight of 100 % to the amount ABSA referred to in point (a) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article. For the purposes of calculating the total exposure measure referred to in Article 429(4) of this Regulation, institutions shall add the amounts ABSA and ABIRB referred to in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article to the total exposure measure. Institutions may choose only once whether to use the calculation set out in point (b) of paragraph 7 or the calculation set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. Institutions shall disclose their decision. 8. During the period periods set out in paragraph paragraphs 6 and 6a of this Article, in addition to disclosing the information required in Part Eight, institutions that have decided to apply the transitional arrangements set out in this Article shall report to competent authorities and shall disclose the amounts of own funds, Common Equity Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 capital, the Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, the Tier 1 capital ratio, the total capital ratio and the leverage ratio they would have in case they were not to apply this Article. 9. An institution shall decide whether to apply the arrangements set out in this Article during the transitional period and shall inform the competent authority of its decision by 1 February 2018. Where an institution has received the prior permission of the competent authority, it may reverse once, its decision during the transitional period, its initial decision. period. Institutions shall publicly disclose any decision taken in accordance with this subparagraph. An institution that has decided to apply the transitional arrangements set out in this Article may decide not to apply paragraph 4 in which case it shall inform the competent authority of its decision by 1 February 2018. In such a case, the institution shall set the amount A4 A4,SA, A4,IRB, , , t2 and t3 referred to in paragraph 1 as equal to zero. Where an institution has received the prior permission of the competent authority, it may reverse once, its decision during the transitional period, its initial decision. period. Institutions shall publicly disclose any decision taken in accordance with this subparagraph. An institution that has decided to apply the transitional arrangements set out in this Article may decide not to apply paragraph 2 in which case it shall inform the competent authority of its decision without delay. In such a case, the institution shall set A2,SA, A2,IRB and t1 referred to in paragraph 1 as equal to zero. An institution may reverse its decision during the transitional period provided it has received the prior permission of the competent authority. Competent authorities shall notify EBA at least on an annual basis of the application of this Article by institutions under their supervision. 10. In accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, the EBA shall issue guidelines by 30 June 2018 on the disclosure requirements laid down in this Article.

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INSERTED +1,898 −0 Art. 500a Temporary treatment of public debt issued in the currency of another Member State

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A new Article 500a is added, setting out a temporary derogation for exposures to central governments and central banks of Member States that are denominated and funded in another Member State's domestic currency, applying reduced risk weights of 0%, 20% and 50% of the Article 114(2) weight for the years up to and including 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively.

It also lets competent authorities allow institutions to exceed the large-exposure limits of Articles 395(1) and 493(4) for such exposures, up to tiered percentages of Tier 1 capital of 100%, 75% and 50% for periods ending in 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, calculated after credit risk mitigation under Articles 399 to 403.

A further derogation permits institutions, with prior competent authority permission and subject to Article 150's conditions, to apply the Standardised Approach under point (ii) of point (d) of Article 150(1) to exposures given a 0% risk weight under this new article.

Cited: Art. 500a, v2

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Article 500a
Temporary treatment of public debt issued in the currency of another Member State
1. By way of derogation from Article 114(2), until 31 December 2024, for exposures to the central governments and central banks of Member States, where those exposures are denominated and funded in the domestic currency of another Member State, the following apply:
(a) until 31 December 2022, the risk weight applied to the exposure values shall be 0 % of the risk weight assigned to those exposures in accordance with Article 114(2);
(b) in 2023, the risk weight applied to the exposure values shall be 20 % of the risk weight assigned to those exposures in accordance with Article 114(2);
(c) in 2024, the risk weight applied to the exposure values shall be 50 % of the risk weight assigned to those exposures in accordance with Article 114(2).
2. By way of derogation from Articles 395(1) and 493(4), competent authorities may allow institutions to incur exposures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, up to the following limits:
(a) 100 % of the institution’s Tier 1 capital until 31 December 2023;
(b) 75 % of the institution’s Tier 1 capital between 1 January and 31 December 2024;
(c) 50 % of the institution’s Tier 1 capital between 1 January and 31 December 2025.
The limits referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply to exposure values after taking into account the effect of the credit risk mitigation in accordance with Articles 399 to 403.
3. By way of derogation from point (ii) of point (d) of Article 150(1), after receiving the prior permission of the competent authorities and subject to the conditions laid down in Article 150, institutions may also apply the Standardised Approach to exposures to central governments and central banks, where those exposures are assigned a 0 % risk weight under paragraph 1 of this Article.

INSERTED +1,663 −0 Art. 500b Temporary exclusion of certain exposures to central banks from the total exposure measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

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A new Article 500b is inserted, allowing an institution to exclude certain central bank exposures, namely legal-tender coins and banknotes and claims on the central bank including reserves, from its total exposure measure by way of derogation from Article 429(4), subject to a cap based on the daily average of those exposures over the most recent full reserve maintenance period, and subject to conditions on currency matching, maturity, competent authority determination and public declaration of exceptional circumstances, and disclosure of the leverage ratio without the exclusion.

Cited: Art. 500b, v2

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Article 500b
Temporary exclusion of certain exposures to central banks from the total exposure measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic
1. By way of derogation from Article 429(4), until 27 June 2021, an institution may exclude from its total exposure measure the following exposures to the institution’s central bank, subject to the conditions set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article:
(a) coins and banknotes constituting legal currency in the jurisdiction of the central bank;
(b) assets representing claims on the central bank, including reserves held at the central bank.
The amount excluded by the institution shall not exceed the daily average amount of the exposures listed in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph over the most recent full reserve maintenance period of the institution’s central bank.
2. An institution may exclude the exposures listed in paragraph 1 where the institution’s competent authority has determined, after consultation with the relevant central bank, and publicly declared that exceptional circumstances exist that warrant the exclusion in order to facilitate the implementation of monetary policies.
The exposures to be excluded under paragraph 1 shall meet both of the following conditions:
(a) they are denominated in the same currency as the deposits taken by the institution;
(b) their average maturity does not significantly exceed the average maturity of the deposits taken by the institution.
An institution that excludes exposures to its central bank from its total exposure measure in accordance with paragraph 1 shall also disclose the leverage ratio it would have if it did not exclude those exposures.

INSERTED +597 −0 Art. 500c Exclusion of overshootings from the calculation of the back-testing addend in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

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A new Article 500c is added, allowing competent authorities, in exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis, to permit institutions to exclude certain back-testing overshootings from the calculation of the addend referred to in Article 366(3), departing from that provision.

The exclusion applies only to overshootings that do not stem from deficiencies in the internal model and that occurred between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021.

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Article 500c
Exclusion of overshootings from the calculation of the back-testing addend in view of the COVID-19 pandemic
By way of derogation from Article 366(3), competent authorities may, in exceptional circumstances and in individual cases, permit institutions to exclude the overshootings evidenced by the institution’s back-testing on hypothetical or actual changes from the calculation of the addend set out in Article 366(3), provided that those overshootings do not result from deficiencies in the internal model and provided that they occurred between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021.

INSERTED +2,310 −0 Art. 500d Temporary calculation of the exposure value of regular-way purchases and sales awaiting settlement in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

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A new Article 500d has been added, setting out a temporary alternative method institutions may use to calculate the exposure value of regular-way purchases and sales awaiting settlement, as a derogation from Article 429(4).

The new provision distinguishes treatment under trade date accounting from treatment under settlement date accounting, describes limited offsetting conditions tied to delivery-versus-payment settlement and fair-value trading book treatment, and defines what counts as a regular-way purchase or sale.

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Article 500d
Temporary calculation of the exposure value of regular-way purchases and sales awaiting settlement in view of the COVID-19 pandemic
1. By way of derogation from Article 429(4), until 27 June 2021, institutions may calculate the exposure value of regular-way purchases and sales awaiting settlement in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.
2. Institutions shall treat cash related to regular-way sales and securities related to regular-way purchases which remain on the balance sheet until the settlement date as assets in accordance with point (a) of Article 429(4).
3. Institutions that, in accordance with the applicable accounting framework, apply trade date accounting to regular-way purchases and sales which are awaiting settlement shall reverse out any offsetting between cash receivables for regular-way sales awaiting settlement and cash payables for regular-way purchases awaiting settlement allowed under that accounting framework. After institutions have reversed out the accounting offsetting, they may offset between those cash receivables and cash payables where the related regular-way sales and purchases are both settled on a delivery-versus-payment basis.
4. Institutions that, in accordance with the applicable accounting framework, apply settlement date accounting to regular-way purchases and sales which are awaiting settlement shall include in the total exposure measure the full nominal value of commitments to pay related to regular-way purchases.
Institutions may offset the full nominal value of commitments to pay related to regular-way purchases by the full nominal value of cash receivables related to regular-way sales awaiting settlement only where both of the following conditions are met:
(a) both the regular-way purchases and sales are settled on a delivery-versus-payment basis;
(b) the financial assets bought and sold that are associated with cash payables and receivables are measured at fair value through profit or loss and included in the institution’s trading book.
5. For the purposes of this Article, regular-way purchase or sale means a purchase or sale of a security under a contract for which the terms require the delivery of the security within the period established generally by law or convention in the marketplace concerned.

MODIFIED +871 −1,483 Art. 501 Adjustment of risk-weighted non-defaulted SME exposures

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The article's heading changed from referring to a capital requirements deduction for credit risk on SME exposures to referring to an adjustment of risk-weighted non-defaulted SME exposures.

Paragraph 1 changed from a flat multiplication of SME credit risk capital requirements by a fixed factor to a formula adjusting risk-weighted exposure amounts for non-defaulted SME exposures, introducing defined terms RWEA* and E* and thresholds expressed in euro amounts.

The list of definitional points in paragraph 2 was altered, removing the earlier separate provisions on excluding exposures in default and on the EUR 1.5 million exposure ceiling and reporting requirement, and on the Commission and EBA reporting obligations that had appeared in paragraphs 3 through 5, replacing them with a single point on institutions taking reasonable steps to determine E* and obtain required information.

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Article 501
Capital requirements deduction for credit risk on exposures to SMEs
1. Capital requirements for credit risk on exposures to SMEs shall be multiplied by the factor 0,7619.
2. For the purpose of this Article:
(a) the exposure shall be included either in the retail or in the corporates or secured by mortgages on immovable property classes. Exposures in default shall be excluded;
(b) an SME is defined in accordance with Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprisesOJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.. Among the criteria listed in Article 2 of the Annex to that Recommendation only the annual turnover shall be taken into account;
(c) the total amount owed to the institution and parent undertakings and its subsidiaries, including any exposure in default, by the obligor client or group of connected clients, but excluding claims or contingent claims secured on residential property collateral, shall not, to the knowledge of the institution, exceed EUR 1,5 million. The institution shall take reasonable steps to acquire such knowledge.
3. Institutions shall report to competent authorities every three months on the total amount of exposures to SMEs calculated in accordance with paragraph 2.
4. The Commission shall, by 28 June 2016, report on the impact of the own funds requirements laid down in this Regulation on lending to SMEs and natural persons and shall submit that report to the European Parliament and to the Council, together with a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
5. For the purpose of paragraph 4, EBA shall report on the following to the Commission:
(a) an analysis of the evolution of the lending trends and conditions for SMEs over the period referred to in paragraph 4;
(b) an analysis of effective riskiness of Union SMEs over a full economic cycle;
(c) the consistency of own funds requirements laid down in this Regulation for credit risk on exposures to SMEs with the outcomes of the analysis under points (a) and (b).

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Article 501
Adjustment of risk-weighted non-defaulted SME exposures
1. Institutions shall adjust the risk-weighted exposure amounts for non-defaulted exposures to an SME (RWEA), which are calculated in accordance with Chapter 2 or 3 of Title II of Part Three, as applicable, in accordance with the following formula:RWEA*RWEAminE*; EUR 25000000,7619maxE*EUR 2500000; 00,85E*
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RWEA*
the RWEA adjusted by an SME supporting factor; and
E*
the total amount owed to the institution, its subsidiaries, its parent undertakings and other subsidiaries of those parent undertakings, including any exposure in default, but excluding claims or contingent claims secured on residential property collateral, by the SME or the group of connected clients of the SME.
2. For the purposes of this Article:
(a) the exposure to an SME shall be included either in the retail or in the corporates or secured by mortgages on immovable property classes;
(b) an SME is defined in accordance with Commission Recommendation 2003/361/ECCommission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).;; among the criteria listed in Article 2 of the Annex to that Recommendation only the annual turnover shall be taken into account;
(c) institutions shall take reasonable steps to correctly determine E* and obtain the information required under point (b).

MODIFIED +6,443 −0 Art. 501a Adjustment to own funds requirements for credit risk for exposures to entities that operate or finance physical structures or facilities, systems and networks that provide or support essential public services

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The before text contains only paragraphs 4 and 5, dealing with the Commission's reporting obligation and EBA's supporting analysis, with no paragraphs 1 through 3 present.

The after text adds paragraphs 1 through 3, setting out detailed eligibility criteria for a 0,75 multiplier on own funds requirements for credit risk, conditions for cash flow predictability, and a six-monthly reporting requirement to competent authorities, while retaining paragraphs 4 and 5 unchanged.

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Article 501a
Adjustment to own funds requirements for credit risk for exposures to entities that operate or finance physical structures or facilities, systems and networks that provide or support essential public services
4. The Commission shall, by 28 June 2022 report on the impact of the own funds requirements laid down in this Regulation on lending to infrastructure project entities and shall submit that report to the European Parliament and to the Council, together with a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, EBA shall report on the following to the Commission:
(a) an analysis of the evolution of the trends and conditions in markets for infrastructure lending and project finance over the period referred to in paragraph 4;
(b) an analysis of the effective riskiness of entities referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 over a full economic cycle;
(c) the consistency of own funds requirements laid down in this Regulation with the outcomes of the analysis under points (a) and (b) of this paragraph.

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Article 501a
Adjustment to own funds requirements for credit risk for exposures to entities that operate or finance physical structures or facilities, systems and networks that provide or support essential public services
1. Own funds requirements for credit risk calculated in accordance with Title II of Part III shall be multiplied by a factor of 0,75, provided that the exposure complies with all the following criteria:
(a) the exposure is included either in the corporate exposure class or in the specialised lending exposures class, with the exclusion of exposures in default;
(b) the exposure is to an entity which was created specifically to finance or operate physical structures or facilities, systems and networks that provide or support essential public services;
(c) the source of repayment of the obligation is represented for not less than two thirds of its amount by the income generated by the assets being financed, rather than the independent capacity of a broader commercial enterprise, or by subsidies, grants or funding provided by one or more of the entities listed in points (b)(i) and (b)(ii) of paragraph 2;
(d) the obligor can meet its financial obligations even under severely stressed conditions that are relevant for the risk of the project;
(e) the cash flows that the obligor generates are predictable and cover all future loan repayments during the duration of the loan;
(f) the re-financing risk of the exposure is low or adequately mitigated, taking into account any subsidies, grants or funding provided by one or more of the entities listed in points (b)(i) and (b)(ii) of paragraph 2;
(g) the contractual arrangements provide lenders with a high degree of protection including the following:
(i) where the revenues of the obligor are not funded by payments from a large number of users, the contractual arrangements shall include provisions that effectively protect lenders against losses resulting from the termination of the project by the party which agrees to purchase the goods or services provided by the obligor;
(ii) the obligor has sufficient reserve funds fully funded in cash or other financial arrangements with highly rated guarantors to cover the contingency funding and working capital requirements over the lifetime of the assets referred to in point (b) of this paragraph;
(iii) the lenders have a substantial degree of control over the assets and the income generated by the obligor;
(iv) the lenders have the benefit of security to the extent permitted by applicable law in assets and contracts critical to the infrastructure business or have alternative mechanisms in place to secure their position;
(v) equity is pledged to lenders such that they are able to take control of the entity upon default;
(vi) the use of net operating cash flows after mandatory payments from the project for purposes other than servicing debt obligations is restricted;
(vii) there are contractual restrictions on the ability of the obligor to perform activities that may be detrimental to lenders, including the restriction that new debt cannot be issued without the consent of existing debt providers;
(h) the obligation is senior to all other claims other than statutory claims and claims from derivatives counterparties;
(i) where the obligor is in the construction phase, the following criteria shall be fulfilled by the equity investor, or where there is more than one equity investor, the following criteria shall be fulfilled by a group of equity investors as a whole:
(i) the equity investors have a history of successfully overseeing infrastructure projects, the financial strength and the relevant expertise;
(ii) the equity investors have a low risk of default, or there is a low risk of material losses for the obligor as a result of their default;
(iii) there are adequate mechanisms in place to align the interest of the equity investors with the interests of lenders;
(j) the obligor has adequate safeguards to ensure completion of the project according to the agreed specification, budget or completion date; including strong completion guarantees or the involvement of an experienced constructor and adequate contract provisions for liquidated damages;
(k) where operating risks are material, they are properly managed;
(l) the obligor uses tested technology and design;
(m) all necessary permits and authorisations have been obtained;
(n) the obligor uses derivatives only for risk-mitigation purposes;
(o) the obligor has carried out an assessment whether the assets being financed contribute to the following environmental objectives:
(i) climate change mitigation;
(ii) climate change adaptation;
(iii) sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources;
(iv) transition to a circular economy, waste prevention and recycling;
(v) pollution prevention and control;
(vi) protection of healthy ecosystems.
2. For the purposes of point (e) of paragraph 1, the cash flows generated shall not be considered predictable unless a substantial part of the revenues satisfies the following conditions:
(a) one of the following criteria is met:
(i) the revenues are availability-based;
(ii) the revenues are subject to a rate-of-return regulation;
(iii) the revenues are subject to a take-or-pay contract;
(iv) the level of output or the usage and the price shall independently meet one of the following criteria:
it is regulated,
it is contractually fixed,
it is sufficiently predictable as a result of low demand risk;
(b) where the revenues of the obligor are not funded by payments from a large number of users, the party which agrees to purchase the goods or services provided by the obligor shall be one of the following:
(i) a central bank, a central government, a regional government or a local authority, provided that they are assigned a risk weight of 0 % in accordance with Articles 114 and 115 or are assigned an ECAI rating with a credit quality step of at least 3;
(ii) a public sector entity, provided that it is assigned a risk weight of 20 % or below in accordance with Article 116 or is assigned an ECAI rating with a credit quality step of at least 3;
(iii) a multilateral development bank referred to in Article 117(2);
(iv) an international organisation referred to in Article 118;
(v) a corporate entity which has been assigned an ECAI rating with a credit quality step of at least 3;
(vi) an entity that is replaceable without a significant change in the level and timing of revenues.
3. Institutions shall report to competent authorities every six months on the total amount of exposures to infrastructure project entities calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
4. The Commission shall, by 28 June 2022 report on the impact of the own funds requirements laid down in this Regulation on lending to infrastructure project entities and shall submit that report to the European Parliament and to the Council, together with a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, EBA shall report on the following to the Commission:
(a) an analysis of the evolution of the trends and conditions in markets for infrastructure lending and project finance over the period referred to in paragraph 4;
(b) an analysis of the effective riskiness of entities referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 over a full economic cycle;
(c) the consistency of own funds requirements laid down in this Regulation with the outcomes of the analysis under points (a) and (b) of this paragraph.

INSERTED +717 −0 Art. 518b Report on overshootings and supervisory powers to limit distributions

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A new Article 518b is added, requiring the Commission to report to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2021 on whether exceptional circumstances causing serious economic disturbance in financial markets justify letting competent authorities exclude certain overshootings from institutions' market risk internal models, and granting those authorities additional binding powers to restrict distributions by institutions during such periods.

The provision also states that the Commission shall consider further measures if appropriate.

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Article 518b
Report on overshootings and supervisory powers to limit distributions
By 31 December 2021, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on whether exceptional circumstances that trigger serious economic disturbance in the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets justify:
(a) during such periods, permitting competent authorities to exclude from institutions’ market risk internal models overshootings that do not result from deficiencies in those models;
(b) during such periods, granting additional binding powers to competent authorities to impose restrictions on distributions by institutions.
The Commission shall consider further measures, if appropriate.

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