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Article 62 - Directive 2019/2034 (IFD)

Article 62

Amendments to Directive 2013/36/EU

Directive 2013/36/EU is amended as follows:

(1)

the title is replaced by the following:

‘Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC’;

(2)

Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Subject matter

This Directive lays down rules concerning:

(a)

access to the activity of credit institutions;

(b)

supervisory powers and tools for the prudential supervision of credit institutions by competent authorities;

(c)

the prudential supervision of credit institutions by competent authorities in a manner that is consistent with the rules set out in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;

(d)

publication requirements for competent authorities in the field of prudential regulation and supervision of credit institutions.’;

(3)

Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraphs 2 and 3 are deleted;

(b)

in paragraph 5, point (1) is deleted;

(c)

paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6.   The entities referred to in points (3) to (24) of paragraph 5 of this Article shall be treated as financial institutions for the purposes of Article 34 and Title VII, Chapter 3.’;

(4)

in Article 3(1), point (4) is deleted;

(5)

Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Coordination within Member States

Member States that have more than one competent authority for the prudential supervision of credit institutions and financial institutions shall take the requisite measures to organise coordination between such authorities.’;

(6)

the following article is inserted:

‘Article 8a

Specific requirements for authorisation of credit institutions referred to in point (1)(b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013

1.   Member States shall require the undertakings referred to in point (1)(b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 which have already obtained an authorisation pursuant to Title II of Directive 2014/65/EU to submit an application for authorisation in accordance with Article 8, at the latest on the day when either of the following events takes place:

(a)

the average of monthly total assets, calculated over a period of 12 consecutive months, is equal to or exceeds EUR 30 billion; or

(b)

the average of monthly total assets calculated over a period of 12 consecutive months is less than EUR 30 billion, and the undertaking is part of a group in which the total value of the consolidated assets of all undertakings in the group that individually have total assets of less than EUR 30 billion and that carry out any of the activities referred to in points (3) and (6) of Section A of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU is equal to or exceeds EUR 30 billion, both calculated as an average over a period of 12 consecutive months.

2.   The undertakings referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may continue carrying out the activities referred to in point (1)(b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 until they obtain the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

3.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, the undertakings referred to in point (1)(b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 that on 24 December 2019 carry out activities as investment firms authorised under Directive 2014/65/EU shall apply for authorisation in accordance with Article 8 of this Directive by 27 December 2020.

4.   Where the competent authority, after receiving the information in accordance with Article 95a of Directive 2014/65/EU, determines that an undertaking is to be authorised as a credit institution in accordance with Article 8 of this Directive, it shall notify the undertaking and the competent authority as defined in point (26) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU and shall take over the authorisation procedure from the date of that notification.

5.   In cases of reauthorisation, the authorising competent authority shall ensure that the process is as streamlined as possible and that information from existing authorisations is taken into account.

6.   EBA shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify:

(a)

the information to be provided by the undertaking to the competent authorities in the application for the authorisation, including the programme of operations provided for in Article 10;

(b)

the methodology for calculating the thresholds referred to in paragraph 1.

Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Directive by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010.

EBA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by 26 December 2020.’;

(7)

in Article 18, the following point is inserted:

‘(aa)

uses its authorisation exclusively to engage in the activities referred to in point (1)(b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and has, for a period of five consecutive years, average total assets below the thresholds set out in that Article;’;

(8)

Article 20 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   EBA shall publish on its website, and shall update at least annually, a list of the names of all credit institutions that have been granted authorisation.’;

(b)

the following paragraph is inserted:

‘3a.   The list referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall include the names of undertakings referred to in point (1)(b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and shall identify those credit institutions as such. That list shall also outline any changes in comparison with the previous version of the list.’;

(9)

in Article 21b, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5.   For the purposes of this Article:

(a)

the total value of assets in the Union of the third‐country group shall be the sum of the following:

(i)

the total value of assets of each institution in the Union of the third‐country group, as resulting from its consolidated balance sheet or as resulting from their individual balance sheets, where an institution’s balance sheet is not consolidated; and

(ii)

the total value of assets of each branch of the third‐country group authorised in the Union in accordance with this Directive, Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*8) or Directive 2014/65/EU;

(b)

the term “institution” shall also include investment firms.

(*8)  Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 84)’;"

(10)

Title IV is deleted;

(11)

in Article 51(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘1.   The competent authorities of a host Member State may request the consolidating supervisor, where Article 112(1) applies, or the competent authorities of the home Member State, that a branch of a credit institution shall be considered to be significant.’;

(12)

in Article 53, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   Paragraph 1 shall not prevent the competent authorities from exchanging information with each other or transmitting information to the ESRB, EBA, or the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) (“ESMA”) established by Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*9) in accordance with this Directive, with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, with Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*10), with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010, with Articles 31, 35 and 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 and with Articles 31 and 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, with Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*11) and with other directives applicable to credit institutions. That information shall be subject to paragraph 1.

(*9)  Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 84)."

(*10)  Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/2014 (OJ L 314, 5.12.2019, p. 1)."

(*11)  Directive (EU) 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential supervision of investment firms and amending Directives 2002/87/EC, 2009/65/EC, 2011/61/EU, 2013/36/EU, 2014/59/EU and 2014/65/EU (OJ L 314, 5.12.2019, p. 64).’;"

(13)

in Article 66(1), the following point is inserted:

‘(aa)

carrying out at least one of the activities referred to in point (1)(b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and meeting the threshold indicated in that Article without being authorised as a credit institution;’;

(14)

in Article 76(5), the sixth subparagraph is deleted;

(15)

in Article 86, paragraph 11 is replaced by the following:

‘11.   Competent authorities shall ensure that institutions have in place liquidity recovery plans setting out adequate strategies and proper implementation measures to address possible liquidity shortfalls, including in relation to branches established in another Member State. Competent authorities shall ensure that those plans are tested by the institutions at least annually, updated on the basis of the outcome of the alternative scenarios set out in paragraph 8, reported to and approved by senior management, so that internal policies and processes can be adjusted accordingly. Institutions shall take the necessary operational steps in advance to ensure that liquidity recovery plans can be implemented immediately. Those operational steps shall include holding collateral immediately available for central bank funding. This includes holding collateral in the currency of another Member State where necessary, or the currency of a third country to which the institution has exposures, and where operationally necessary within the territory of a host Member State or of a third country to whose currency it is exposed.’;

(16)

in Article 110, paragraph 2 is deleted;

(17)

Article 111 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 111

Determination of the consolidating supervisor

1.   Where a parent undertaking is a parent credit institution in a Member State or an EU parent credit institution, supervision on a consolidated basis shall be exercised by the competent authority that supervises that parent credit institution in the Member State or that EU parent credit institution on an individual basis.

Where a parent undertaking is a parent investment firm in a Member State or an EU parent investment firm and none of its subsidiaries is a credit institution, supervision on a consolidated basis shall be exercised by the competent authority that supervises that parent investment firm in the Member State or that EU parent investment firm on an individual basis.

Where a parent undertaking is a parent investment firm in a Member State or an EU parent investment firm, and at least one of its subsidiaries is a credit institution, supervision on a consolidated basis shall be exercised by the competent authority of the credit institution, or where there are several credit institutions, the credit institution with the largest balance sheet total.

2.   Where the parent of a credit institution or investment firm is a parent financial holding company in a Member State, a parent mixed financial holding company in a Member State, an EU parent financial holding company or an EU parent mixed financial holding company, supervision on a consolidated basis shall be exercised by the competent authority that supervises the credit institution or investment firm on an individual basis.

3.   Where two or more credit institutions or investment firms authorised in the Union have the same parent financial holding company in a Member State, parent mixed financial holding company in a Member State, EU parent financial holding company or EU parent mixed financial holding company, supervision on a consolidated basis shall be exercised by:

(a)

the competent authority of the credit institution where there is only one credit institution within the group;

(b)

the competent authority of the credit institution with the largest balance sheet total, where there are several credit institutions within the group; or

(c)

the competent authority of the investment firm with the largest balance sheet total, where the group does not include any credit institution.

4.   Where consolidation is required pursuant to Article 18(3) or (6) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, supervision on a consolidated basis shall be exercised by the competent authority of the credit institution with the largest balance sheet total or, where the group does not include any credit institution, by the competent authority of the investment firm with the largest balance sheet total.

5.   By way of derogation from the third subparagraph of paragraph 1, from point (b) of paragraph 3 and from paragraph 4, where a competent authority supervises on an individual basis more than one credit institution within a group, the consolidating supervisor shall be the competent authority that supervises on an individual basis one or more credit institutions within the group where the sum of the balance sheet totals of those supervised credit institutions is higher than that of the credit institutions supervised on an individual basis by any other competent authority.

By way of derogation from point (c) of paragraph 3, where a competent authority supervises on an individual basis more than one investment firm within a group, the consolidating supervisor shall be the competent authority that supervises on an individual basis one or more investment firms within the group with the highest balance sheet total in aggregate.

6.   In particular cases, the competent authorities may waive by common agreement the criteria referred to in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 and appoint a different competent authority to exercise supervision on a consolidated basis where the application of the criteria referred to therein would be inappropriate, taking into account the credit institutions or investment firms concerned and the relative importance of their activities in the relevant Member States, or the need to ensure the continuity of supervision on a consolidated basis by the same competent authority. In such cases, the EU parent institution, EU parent financial holding company, EU parent mixed financial holding company or the credit institution or investment firm with the largest balance sheet total, as applicable, shall have the right to be heard before the competent authorities take the decision.

7.   The competent authorities shall notify the Commission and EBA without delay of any agreement falling within paragraph 6.’;

(18)

in Article 114(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘1.   Where an emergency situation arises, including a situation as described in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 or a situation of adverse developments in markets, which potentially jeopardises the market liquidity and the stability of the financial system in any of the Member States where entities of a group have been authorised or where significant branches as referred to in Article 51 are established, the consolidating supervisor shall, subject to Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title VII of this Directive and where applicable Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of Directive (EU) 2019/2034, alert as soon as is practicable, EBA and the authorities referred to in Article 58(4) and Article 59 and shall communicate all information essential for the performance of their tasks. Those obligations shall apply to all competent authorities.’;

(19)

Article 116 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   The competent authorities participating in the colleges of supervisors and EBA shall cooperate closely. The confidentiality requirements under Title VII, Chapter 1, Section II of this Directive, and, where applicable, Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of Directive (EU) 2019/2034 shall not prevent the competent authorities from exchanging confidential information within colleges of supervisors. The establishment and functioning of colleges of supervisors shall not affect the rights and responsibilities of the competent authorities under this Directive and under Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.’;

(b)

in paragraph 6, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘6.   The competent authorities responsible for the supervision of subsidiaries of an EU parent institution or an EU parent financial holding company or EU parent mixed financial holding company and the competent authorities of a host Member State where significant branches as referred to in Article 51 are established, ESCB central banks as appropriate, and third‐country supervisory authorities where appropriate and subject to confidentiality requirements that are equivalent, in the opinion of all competent authorities, to the requirements under Title VII, Chapter 1, Section II of this Directive and, where applicable, under Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of Directive (EU) 2019/2034 may participate in colleges of supervisors.’;

(c)

in paragraph 9, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘9.   The consolidating supervisor, subject to the confidentiality requirements under Title VII, Chapter 1, Section II, of this Directive, and where applicable, under Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of Directive (EU) 2019/2034, shall inform EBA of the activities of the college of supervisors, including in emergency situations, and communicate to EBA all information that is of particular relevance for the purposes of supervisory convergence.’;

(20)

in Article 125, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   Information received within the framework of supervision on a consolidated basis, and in particular any exchange of information between competent authorities which is provided for in this Directive, shall be subject to professional secrecy requirements at least equivalent to those referred to in Article 53(1) of this Directive for credit institutions or under Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/2034.’;

(21)

in Article 128, the fifth paragraph is deleted;

(22)

in Article 129, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 are deleted;

(23)

in Article 130, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 are deleted;

(24)

in Article 143(1), point (d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d)

without prejudice to the provisions set out in Title VII, Chapter 1, Section II of this Directive and where applicable, the provisions set out in Title IV, Chapter 1, Section 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/2034, aggregate statistical data on key aspects of the implementation of the prudential framework in each Member State, including the number and nature of supervisory measures taken in accordance with point (a) of Article 102(1) of this Directive and of administrative penalties imposed in accordance with Article 65 of this Directive.’.