Article 356
Ancillary commodities business
1.
Institutions with ancillary agricultural commodities business may determine the own funds requirements for their physical commodity stock at the end of each year for the following year where all of the following conditions are met:
(a)
(b)
it estimates on a conservative basis the expected volatility for the figure calculated under point (a);
(c)
(d)
the institution monitors on an ongoing basis whether the estimates carried out under points (a) and (b) still reflect the reality.
2.
Institutions shall notify to the competent authorities the use they make of the option provided in paragraph 1.