Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down rules concerning:
the meaning of ‘foreseeable’ when determining whether foreseeable charges or dividends have been deducted from own funds according to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
conditions according to which competent authorities may determine that a type of undertaking recognised under applicable national law qualifies as a mutual, cooperative society, savings institution or similar institution, according to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the applicable forms and nature of indirect funding of own funds instruments, in accordance with Article 28(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and eligible liabilities instruments in accordance with Article 72b(7), point (a), of that Regulation;
the nature of limitations on redemption necessary where the refusal by the institution of the redemption of own funds instruments is prohibited under applicable national law, according to Article 29(6) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the further specification of the concept of gain on sale according to Article 32(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the application of the deductions from Common Equity Tier 1 items and other deductions for Common Equity Tier 1, Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 items in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the criteria according to which competent authorities shall permit institutions to reduce the amount of assets in the defined benefit pension fund, according to Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the form and nature of incentives to redeem, the nature of a write-up of an Additional Tier 1 instrument following a write-down of the principal amount on a temporary basis and the procedures and timing surrounding trigger events, features of instruments that could hinder recapitalisation and use of special purpose entities, according to Article 52(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the form and nature of incentives to redeem for the purposes of the condition set out in Article 72b(2), first subparagraph, point (g), and Article 72c(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, in accordance with Article 72b(7), point (b), of that Regulation;
the extent of conservatism required in estimates used as an alternative to the calculation of underlying exposures for indirect holdings arising from index holdings and the meaning of operationally burdensome for the institution to monitor those underlying exposures, in accordance with Article 76(4), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
certain detailed conditions that need to be met before a supervisory permission for reducing own funds can be given, and the relevant process, according to Article 78(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the procedure, including the limits and information requirements, for granting the permission to reduce eligible liabilities instruments, and the process of cooperation between the competent authority and the resolution authority in accordance with Article 78a(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the conditions for a temporary waiver for deduction from own funds and eligible liabilities to be provided, in accordance with Article 79(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the types of assets that can relate to the operations of a special purpose entity and the concepts of minimal and insignificant for the purposes of determining Qualifying Additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital issued by a special purpose entity according to Article 83(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the detailed conditions for adjustments to own funds under the transitional provisions, according to Article 481(6) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the conditions for items excluded from grandfathering in Common Equity Tier 1 or Additional Tier 1 items in other elements of own funds, according to Article 487(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the conditions according to which indices shall be deemed to qualify as broad market indices, according to Article 73(7) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013;
the sub-consolidation calculation required in accordance to Article 84(2) and Articles 85 and 87 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, pursuant to Article 84(4) of that Regulation.