Question ID
2013_620
Legal act
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR)
Topic
Own funds
Article
82
COM Delegated or Implementing Acts/RTS/ITS/GLs/Recommendations
Not applicable
Article/Paragraph
Not applicable
Type of submitter
Credit institution
Subject matter
Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2
Question

Should the Additional Tier 1, Tier 1 ,Tier 2 and own funds stemming from undertakings of third countries outside Europe and subject to local requirements equivalent to those requirements under Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) and Directive (EU) 2013/36 (CRD), be included in the consolidated own funds?

Background on the question

Under Article 82 it is understood that qualifying additional Tier1, Tier1, Tier2, and qualifying own funds for inclusion in consolidated own funds should stem from: - an institution (credit institution or an investment firm), or - an undertaking that is subject by virtue of applicable national law to the requirements of CRR and CRD In the latter situation, it can be assumed that undertakings of third countries outside Europe that are subject to requirements that are equivalent to CRR and CRD should be included.

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Final answer

No. Article 82(a)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) only includes undertakings that are subject by virtue of applicable national law to the requirements of CRR and CRD. It does not include undertakings that are only subject to equivalent provisions (there is also no equivalence assessment process in place foreseen by CRR for this purpose, as it is the case for e.g. Article 107(3) CRR concerning equivalent provisions in third countries). 

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Note to Q&A

Update 26.03.2021: This Q&A has not yet been reviewed by the European Commission in the light of the changes introduced to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).

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