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Fees on issuing eletronic money

Is charging fees on issuing of the e-money, in compliance with Article 11(1) of the Directive 2009/110/EC (E-money directive – EMD)?

  • Legal act: Directive 2009/110/EC (EMD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Reducing the relevant indicator by using expenditure on the outsourcing of services rendered by third parties which are not subject to rules under, or equivalent to the CRR

May the institution use expenditure on the outsourcing of services to reduce the relevant indicator when calculating own funds requirement under the Basic Indicator Approach (according to Article 316 of the CRR) if the outsourcing services were rendered by third parties which are not subject to rules under, or equivalent to the CRR?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Reporting of connected clients and underlying individual clients exposures and type of counterparty indication in C27

The institution has exposures to each individual member of a group of connected clients consisting of a mixed holding company (that is the parent company, in the below example 'ABC group') and a credit institution (that is a subsidiary of the parent company, in the below example 'ABC bank'). The exposure to the credit institution is the largest (approx. 90% of the exposure to the connected group). The exposures are included in the LE reporting in accordance with Annex 4 part 2 (5) (10 largest institution exposures). Can you confirm if the institution is correct to report the counterparties in C27 in the below manner? Code (010) Name (020) Lei code (030) Residence (040) Sector (050) Nace (060) Type (070) (1) Code ABC group ABC group Lei ABC group Country ABC group (empty) (empty) I (2) Code ABC group ABC group Lei ABC group Country ABC group Fin Corp K64 (empty) (3) Code ABC bank ABC bank Lei ABC bank Country ABC bank Credit Inst (empty) I First line (1) is for the indication of the parent/head of the group of connected clients, and in accordance with Annex 4 Sector (050) and Nace (060) are left empty and Type is set at 'I' (for the reference to C30 and C31). Second line (2) is for the individual exposure to ABC group, and third line (3) is for the individual exposure to ABC bank.

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)

Formula to be applied in case of a switch from multiple netting sets to a single netting set

Which formula shall or may be applied in case of a switch from multiple netting sets to a single netting set? Is it allowed to continue application of Formula 3 on single netting sets, - if the single netting set is covered by a margin agreement, which allows coverage for multiple netting sets? - If the singularity of the netting set is just temporary, eg due to the fact that further transactions have been closed or not yet opened?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Exclusion from scope - article 3.2 f

1° Can a credit agreement, which relates to the deferred payment of the agreements mentioned in Article 3(1)(b) be excluded from the scope of the Directive - given that it is not secured by a mortgage? Are there any other reasons that justify this exclusion and therefore this difference in treatment? 2° When a mortgage credit agreement secured by a mortgage which relates to a deferred payment, free of charge, is granted, all the pre-contractual obligations mentioned by the Directive, as well as the obligation to carry out a creditworthiness assessment and to provide advice on the annual percentage rate of charge (APRC) must be fulfilled. When an assignee grants a deferred payment, which relates to a mortgage credit agreement secured by a mortgage after the security has been enforced, can you consider that they are granting a deferred payment, which is a consumer credit (excluded from the scope of Directive 2008/48 by Article 2(2)(j)). 3°Should any granted deferred payment which relates to a mortgage credit agreement secured by a mortgage be subject to the provisions of the Directive? Is this correct in all cases in which this deferred payment is granted, whether by an assignee of a debt or by a third party such as a bailiff? Should the bailiff or assignee granting such a deferred payment then comply with all the pre-contractual obligations, the obligations to provide guidance, assess creditworthiness and the ability to repay and apply an APRC? *** FR 1° Pouvons-nous considérer que, l’exclusion du champ d’application de la directive d’un contrat de crédit lié au délai de paiement des contrats visés à l’article 3.1.b), est justifiée en raison de l’absence de la garantie hypothécaire qui l’accompagne ? Est-ce cette seule spécificité qui justifie l’exclusion de ce type contrat de crédit hypothécaire, qui est également un contrat réglementé au même titre qu’un contrat de crédit hypothécaire avec une garantie hypothécaire ? 2° Lorsque le contrat de crédit hypothécaire garanti par une sûreté hypothécaire lié à un délai de paiement, sans frais, est accordé, il doit alors y avoir respect de toutes les obligations précontractuelles visées par la directive ainsi que l’obligation de l’évaluation de la solvabilité, TAEG obligation de conseil … 3° Devons-nous considérer que tout délai de paiement lié à un contrat de crédit hypothécaire garanti par une sureté hypothécaire qui est accordé est soumis aux dispositions de la directive ? Et ce dans tous les cas où ce délai de paiement est accordé, que ce soit par un cessionnaire de la créance ou par un tiers comme un huissier de justice ? L’huissier de justice ou le cessionnaire qui accorde un tel délai de paiement devrait alors respecter toutes les obligations précontractuelles, les obligations de conseil, l’analyse de la solvabilité et de la capacité de remboursement et appliquer un TAEG ?

  • Legal act: Directive 2014/17/EU (MCD)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Ability of a creditor to change a mandate

Can a creditor introduce changes to a mandate, in accordance to Article 64(2) PSD2, by observing the same procedure as described in Article 54(1), i.e. by informing debtor that the collection of the amount due, as agreed in the mandate, will continue unless debtor indicates the contrary?

  • Legal act: Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Clarification on level of protection required for the processing of the IBAN outside the inter-PSP environment

Can the IBAN of the payer or payee be handled in cleartext outside the inter Payment Service Provider (PSP) environment? For instance could a payer’s IBAN be contained in cleartext in a payer-presented QR-code provided by the payer’s device to the merchant’s point of interaction for the initiation of an (instant) credit transfer? Or could a merchant’s IBAN be contained in cleartext in a merchant-presented QR-code at the merchant’s point of interaction to be read by the payer’s device for the initiation of an (instant) credit transfer?

  • Legal act: Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2018/389 - RTS on strong customer authentication and secure communication

Clarification on the qualification and protection requirements of a CustomerID when included in a payer-presented QR-code for the initiation of (instant) credit transfers at the point of interaction (POI)

Is the CustomerID (i.e. ID issued by an Account Servicing Payment Service Providers (ASPSP) to its Payment Services User (PSU) for accessing the on-line banking system and usually required by PSD2 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to identify the PSU) to be qualified as “personalised security credentials of the PSU” within the meaning and for the purposes of Article 66 (3) b), PSD2, and Article 35 (5), RTS, and therefore be treated as “sensitive payment data” within the definition of Article 4 (32), PSD2? Accordingly, can said CustomerID be included in cleartext in the payer-presented QR-code for the initiation of (instant) credit transfers at the point of interaction (e.g. POS, vending machine) without any protection during the QR-code life-cycle, including the generation of the QR-code, storage of the QR-code on the payer’s device, transmission from the payer device to the payee’s point of interaction and in the payee’s (e.g. merchant) point of interaction?

  • Legal act: Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) 2018/389 - RTS on strong customer authentication and secure communication

Definition of encumbered assets

1. We have doubts whether assets that are held by the banks and obligatorily designated for the guaranteed deposit protection fund, according to the Act on Bank Guarantee Fund, Deposit Guarantee Scheme and Resolution, and deposited in an account kept separately for each bank, should be treated as encumbered assets? 2. We would like to clarify, whether assets held by banks in their current account in Central Bank (National Bank of Poland), or in affiliating bank in case of cooperative banks, or in cash as required minimum reserves, should be treated as encumbered assets.

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)

Classification of a gurantees for trade finance off-balance sheet items according to annex 1.

In which class according to annex 1 would guarantees for loans and guarantees for performance bonds fit? If a bank is a guarantor for another bank's transaction, where some trade finance transaction, like performance bond, was issued, how should the bank acting as guarantor classify the risk according to annex 1? Is it possible to apply Annex 1 point 1(a) or 3(a)(ii) or which else? in case of a transaction, where the bank in FI is offering a guarantee for the transaction, where another bank has issued a working capital loan, is it correct to refer to point 1(a)?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Scope of Article 208 CRR

Does Article 208(3)(a) CRR require institutions to monitor property values of all commercial properties on a yearly basis, regardless of whether they can qualify as eligible collateral for credit risk mitigation?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Regarding payments between PSPs

1) Are the credit institutions obliged to request payment service providers to disclose payment details as described in the Regulation (EU) 2015/847 in case of batch file transfers? 2) If yes, to what extent should the obligation to disclose payment information be applied?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) 2015/847 (WTR) (recast)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Outflows from deposits in insurance wrappers

Can cash deposits in insurance wrappers be treated like deposits by Personal Investment Companies (PIC) when computing outflows in the LCR?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 - DR with regard to liquidity coverage requirement

Annex V reference to ESRB Recommendation on closing real estate data gaps

Annex V to Regulation 680/2014, specifically Part 1.5(m) refers to ‘ESRB recommendation on closing real estate data gaps’ specifically to the 31 October 2016 version (ESRB/2016/14). Should this be interpreted as such that the definitions from ESRB/2016/14 are applicable for Finrep reporting, and the amended definitions from ESRB/2019/3 are not? Is this interpretation valid for both the currently applicable EBA framework 2.9 as well as for the announced (with final Annexes already available) EBA framework 3.0?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)

LtV calculations in FINREP

Should only ‘commercial immovable property collateral’ be included in the LTV calculations to be reported in Finrep templates F18.02 and F23.03? Additionally, should any collateral value allocation be applied in these same LTV calculations in case a ‘commercial immovable property collateral’ secures both an outstanding loan and at the same time an off-balance sheet item, or can the full commercial immovable property collateral value be allocated to the outstanding loan amount?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 - ITS on supervisory reporting of institutions (repealed)

FINREP Template 25.01 FX results and vintage buckets

In template F25.01 Collateral obtained by taking possession other than collateral classified as Property Plant and Equipment (PP&E): Inflows and outflows is requested. How do we report FX differences for the period and especially for the vintage buckets (columns 0050-0100)?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Draft ITS on Supervisory Reporting of Institutions

Synthetic securitisatios

Can ‘vendor financing’ constitute a synthetic securitisation?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 2017/2402 (SecReg)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable

Credit faclity level

Is it possible to assign default according to the purpose of the loan (e.g only the exposure that was granted for renovation) and treat it as at facility level or not? In case of one agreement for 2 purposes and 2 amounts granted, from the regulatory perspective can we treat such approach as default assignment at facility level or not?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: EBA/GL/2016/07 - Guidelines on the application of the definition of default under Article 178 CRR

Institution responsible for compliance with the requirements on a consolidated basis in a horizontally consolidated group

According to which provision of the CRR/CRD an institution shall be determined to comply with the requirements on a consolidated basis and to fulfil all requirements on the basis of the consolidated situation? Can Articles 18(3) and 18(6) CRR determine which institution in a horizontally consolidated group shall be responsible for compliance on a consolidated basis and for fulfilment of all requirements on the basis of the consolidated situation?

  • Legal act: Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
  • COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs: Not applicable