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The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) setting out the general criteria against which a valuer should be assessed to determine whether (s)he complies with the legal requirement of independence when performing valuation tasks with respect to a bank under resolution. These RTS are part of the EBA's work to promote a consistent and coherent approach to bank resolution across the European Union and will contribute to the completion of the Single Rulebook in the EU banking sector. The consultation runs until 11 October 2014.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a list of Q&As on the Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) data collection exercise, which was launched on 30 April 2014 with the aim of advising the European Commission on appropriate amendments to the CVA framework at EU level and inform discussions on the CVA risk charge in Basel.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a data collection exercise to advise the European Commission on appropriate amendments to the European Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) framework and inform discussions on the CVA risk charge in Basel. Banks with substantial portfolios of OTC derivatives are encouraged to participate in this data collection exercise on a voluntary basis.

The European Banking Authority (EBA), following the launch of the data collection exercise on Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) on 30 April 2014, released today an updated version of the template that participating banks will be requested to fill in as well as a set of relevant instructions.

The EBA launched today a consultation on its draft Guidelines specifying the type of tests, review or exercises that may lead to extraordinary public support measures for institutions. These Guidelines are part of the EBA’s work to promote the consistent and coherent approach to bank resolution across the European Union. The consultation runs until 9 August 2014.

The EBA launched today two consultations on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on resolution planning and on draft Guidelines on measures to reduce or remove impediments to resolvability. These RTS and Guidelines are part of the EBA’s work to promote a consistent and coherent approach to bank resolution across the European Union. Both consultations run until 9 October 2014.

The EBA publishes today an Opinion on the macroprudential tools laid down in the Capital Requirement Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRDIV). The Opinion assesses whether the current rules are effective, efficient and transparent as well as the possible degrees of overlap across different macroprudential tools and the consistency of the EU framework with global standards. The Opinion also includes policy recommendations that the EU Commission should consider in its review of the macroprudential toolkit.