Question ID
2020_5129
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Own funds
Article
26
Paragraph
3
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Not applicable
Article/Paragraph
NA
Type of submitter
Competent authority
Subject matter
Need of prior permission to include minority interest arising from Common Equity Tier 1 instruments issued by subsidiaries located in EU member state and third countries in consolidated CET1 capital of parent institutions established in the EU.
Question
According to Article 26(3) CRR, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/876 (CRR2), is a prior permission by the competent authority required in order for a parent institution located in the EU to include in consolidated CET1 capital minority interests, arising from CET1 instruments, issued by subsidiaries located (a) in an EU Member State, or (b) in a third country? The answer should also clarify whether before granting a permission pursuant to Article 26(3) CRR (if such permission is required), the competent authority is required to consult the EBA (as per the third subparagraph of Article 26(3) CRR), as the instruments issued by the subsidiaries in third countries would not be included in the EBA CET1 instruments list.
Background on the question
Article 26(3) CRR requires that institutions classify issuances of capital instruments as CET1 only after prior permission is granted by competent authorities. It should be clarified whether this prior permission is required in order for the parent undertaking located in the EU to be allowed to include in consolidated CET1 capital, pursuant to Articles 81 and 84 CRR, instruments that are issued by subsidiaries located both in an EU Member State and in a third country.
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Final publishing date
Final answer

A prior permission on a consolidated basis according to Article 26(3) CRR, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/876 (CRR2), is not required in order to include minority interests stemming from capital instruments issued by a subsidiary, irrespective of whether it is located in an EU member state or in a third country. The parent undertaking has to ensure that those instruments are fully compliant with the eligibility criteria set out in Article 28 CRR or, where applicable, Article 29 CRR. As no prior permission pursuant to Article 26(3) CRR is required on a consolidated basis there is no obligation for the competent authority of the parent undertaking to consult the EBA on new forms of capital issued by subsidiaries, located either in the EU or in a third country, and classified as CET1 instruments.

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