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The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) aimed at specifying the minimum margin periods of risk (MPOR) that institutions acting as clearing members may use for the calculation of their capital requirements for exposures to clients. These RTS will be part of the Single Rulebook aimed at enhancing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in the European Union. The consultation runs until 9 May 2014.

The objective of these Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on joint decisions on institution-specific prudential requirements is to facilitate the reaching of effective joint decisions between the consolidating supervisor and the competent authorities responsible for the supervision of subsidiaries in a Member State. In particular, these ITS set up common procedures and templates that will facilitate the interaction and cooperation between the consolidating supervisor and the relevant competent authorities when providing their contribution to the group risk assessment and joint decision documents.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an opinion on the preferential capital treatment of covered bonds and a detailed report on the European covered bonds frameworks. While expressing support for the current approach laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), the EBA recommends additional criteria to qualify for preferential treatment. The opinion also calls for further clarifications on current disclosure requirements and provides advice on the preferential treatment of some specific cover assets. Finally, based on the analysis presented in the report, the EBA has identified a series of best practices ensuring a robust and consistent regulatory framework for covered bonds.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on harmonised definitions and templates for funding plans of credit institutions. These Guidelines aim at harmonising reporting of funding plans across the EU.