Article 22
Categories of information to be included in resolution plans
A resolution plan shall contain at least the elements laid down in points (1) to (8) of this Article, including all information required under Articles 10 and 12 of Directive 2014/59/EU and any additional information necessary to enable the delivery of the resolution strategy:
a summary of the plan, including a description of the institution or group and a summary of items referred to in points (2) to (8);
a description of the resolution strategy considered in the plan, including:
identification of the different resolution actions foreseen under the plan;
identification of the legal entity or entities to which resolution actions would be applied;
identification of any critical functions or core business lines which will be maintained and any which are expected to be separated from other functions;
an estimation of the time frame for executing each material aspect of the plan, as required pursuant to point (d) of Article 10(7) of Directive 2014/59/EU;
a detailed description of any variants of the preferred resolution strategy considered to address circumstances in which the preferred strategy cannot be implemented;
a description of the decision-making process for implementing the resolution strategy, including the time frame required for decisions;
for group resolution plans, arrangements for cooperation and coordination between resolution and other relevant authorities of Member States in which group entities are located or have significant branches and relevant authorities of third countries in which group entities are located, in lines with the written arrangements and procedure as set out in Chapter VI, Section I;
a description of the information, and the arrangements for the provision of this information, necessary in order to effectively implement the resolution strategy, including at least:
a description of the information, and processes for ensuring availability in an appropriate timescale of that information required for the purposes of valuation, in particular pursuant to Articles 36 and 49 of Directive 2014/59/EU, and market ability, in particular pursuant to the marketing requirements for the sale of business and bridge bank tools;
a mapping of critical functions and core business lines to legal entities which identifies in particular the critical functions and core business lines carried out by entities subject to resolution actions and the critical functions or core business lines spread across legal entities which would be separated by implementation of the resolution strategy;
a description of the arrangements for the sharing of information between resolution authorities and other relevant authorities, including where relevant authorities in other Member States or in third countries, in accordance with Article 90 of Directive 2014/59/EU;
a detailed description of arrangements for ensuring that information pursuant to Article 11 of Directive 2014/59/EU is up to date and available to resolution authorities when required;
a description of arrangements to ensure operational continuity of access to critical functions during resolution, including at least the description of:
critical shared systems and operations which need to be continued to maintain continuity of critical functions and arrangements for ensuring the contractual and operational robustness of their provision in resolution;
internal and external interdependencies which are critical to the maintenance of operational continuity;
arrangements for ensuring any access to payment systems or other financial infrastructures necessary to maintain critical functions, including an assessment of the portability of client positions;
a description of the financing requirements and financing sources necessary for the implementation of the resolution strategy foreseen in the plan, including at least:
the description of financing, funding and liquidity requirements implied by the resolution strategy;
the description of potential sources of resolution funding, including the terms of financing, preconditions for their use, the timing of their availability, the entities to which they may provide financing, and any collateral requirements;
where relevant, a description and analysis of how and when an institution or group may apply, in the conditions addressed by the resolution plan, for the use of central bank facilities (other than emergency liquidity assistance or other assistance on non-standard terms) in resolution, including identification of available collateral;
for groups, the description of any principles agreed for sharing responsibility for financing between sources of funding in different jurisdictions, including between sources of funding in different Member States pursuant to point (f) of Article 12(3) of Directive 2014/59/EU;
plans for communication with critical stakeholder groups, including at least:
the management, owners, and staff of the institution or group including procedures for consultation with staff and, where applicable, dialogue with social partners in the resolution process, and an assessment of the impact of the plan on employees;
customers, media and the general public;
depositors, shareholders, bondholders, counterparties, financial market infrastructures, and other affected market participants;
any administrative or judicial bodies from whom approval or authorisation critical to implementing the resolution strategy is required;
any advisors required to implement the resolution strategy;
the conclusions of the assessment of resolvability, including at least:
whether or not the institution or group is currently resolvable;
a summary of the conclusions of the liquidation assessment required in point (a) of Article 23(1);
a detailed description of any impediments to resolvability identified, and of any measures proposed by the institution or group or required by the resolution authority to address or remove those impediments;
a quantified assessment of any change to minimum requirements for eligible liabilities, or the appropriate location of eligible liabilities, that is required to remove or address impediments to resolvability, taking into account the criteria specified in Article 45(6) of Directive 2014/59/EU and further specified in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 45(2) of Directive 2014/59/EU;
any opinion expressed by the institution or group in relation to the resolution plan.