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Article 8 - Conditions for permanent partial use

Article 8

Conditions for permanent partial use

1.   When assessing the institution’s compliance with the conditions for permanent partial use of the Standardised Approach in relation to the exposures referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 150(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, competent authorities shall verify that:

(a)

the availability of external data for representative counterparties is assessed and taken into account by the institution;

(b)

the cost to the institution of developing a rating system for the counterparties in the relevant exposure class is assessed taking into account the size of the institution and the nature and scale of its activities;

(c)

the operational capability of the institution to develop and implement a rating system is assessed taking into account the nature and scale of the institution’s activity.

2.   When assessing the institution’s compliance with the conditions for permanent partial use of the Standardised Approach in relation to the exposures referred to in point (c) of Article 150(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, competent authorities shall verify that the institution has verified and taken into account at least one of the following:

(a)

that the exposures, including the number of separately managed portfolios and business lines are not homogenous enough to allow the development of a robust and reliable rating system;

(b)

that the risk-weighted exposure amount calculated in accordance with the Standardised Approach is significantly higher than the expected risk-weighted exposure amount calculated in accordance with the IRB Approach;

(c)

that the exposures relate to a business unit or business line of the institution which is planned to be discontinued;

(d)

that the exposures include portfolios subject to proportional consolidation of partly-owned subsidiaries, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.

3.   When assessing the institution’s compliance with the conditions for permanent partial use of the Standardised Approach, competent authorities shall verify that the institution monitors compliance with the requirements of Article 150 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on a regular basis.