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Article 1 - Implementing Regulation 2025/2303

Article 1

Definition

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘relevant legal entity’ means a group entity as defined in Article 2(1), point (31), of Directive 2014/59/EU, other than a resolution entity, which is established in the Union and meets any of the following conditions:

(a)

it provides critical functions;

(b)

its individual total risk exposure amount calculated in accordance with Article 92(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) equals or exceeds 2 % of the consolidated total risk exposure amount of the Union parent undertaking;

(c)

its individual total exposure measure referred to in Article 429(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 equals or exceeds 2 % of the consolidated total exposure measure of the Union parent undertaking;

(d)

its individual operating income equals or exceeds 2 % of the group’s consolidated total operating income calculated at the level of the Union parent undertaking;

(e)

its individual total assets exceed EUR 5 billion;

(f)

it is important for the financial stability in at least one Member State.

For the purposes of point (b) of the first paragraph, for a group comprising more than one resolution entity, an entity shall be regarded as a relevant legal entity where its individual total risk exposure amount equals or exceeds 2 % of the total risk exposure amount of the resolution entity at the resolution group consolidated level.

For the purposes of point (c) of the first paragraph, for a group comprising more than one resolution entity, an entity shall be regarded as relevant legal entity where its individual total exposure measure equals or exceeds 2 % of the total exposure measure of the resolution entity at the resolution group consolidated level.


(5)  Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176 27.6.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/575/oj).