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Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.Subject to Articles 93 and 94, institutions shall at all times satisfy the following own funds requirements:
(a)a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4,5 %;
(b)a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6 %;
(c)a total capital ratio of 8 %.
2.Institutions shall calculate their capital ratios as follows:
(a)the Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio is the Common Equity Tier 1 capital of the institution expressed as a percentage of the total risk exposure amount;
(b)the Tier 1 capital ratio is the Tier 1 capital of the institution expressed as a percentage of the total risk exposure amount;
(c)the total capital ratio is the own funds of the institution expressed as a percentage of the total risk exposure amount.
3.Total risk exposure amount shall be calculated as the sum of points (a) to (f) of this paragraph after taking into account the provisions laid down in paragraph 4:
(a)the risk-weighted exposure amounts for credit risk and dilution risk, calculated in accordance with [F1Title II and Article 379 of this Regulation and Articles 132a to 132c of Chapter 3 of the Standardised Approach and Internal Ratings Based Approach to Credit Risk (CRR) Part of the PRA Rulebook], in respect of all the business activities of an institution, excluding risk-weighted exposure amounts from the trading book business of the institution;
(b)[F2the own funds requirements for the trading-book business of an institution for the following—
market risk as determined in accordance with Title IV of this PartF3...;
large exposures exceeding the limits specified in Articles 395 to 401, to the extent that an institution is permitted to exceed those limits, as determined in accordance with [F4the Large Exposures (CRR) Part of the PRA Rulebook];
(c)the own funds requirements for market risk as determined in accordance with Title IV of this PartF5... for all business activities that are subject to foreign exchange risk or commodity risk;
(ca)the own funds requirements for settlement risk calculated in accordance with Title V of this Part, with the exception of Article 379;]
(d)the own funds requirements calculated in accordance with Title VI for credit valuation adjustment risk of OTC derivative instruments other than credit derivatives recognised to reduce risk-weighted exposure amounts for credit risk;
(e)the own funds requirements determined in accordance with Title III for operational risk;
(f)the risk-weighted exposure amounts determined in accordance with Title II [F6and Chapter 3 of the Counterparty Credit Risk (CRR) Part of the PRA Rulebook] for counterparty risk arising from the trading book business of the institution for the following types of transactions and agreements:
contracts listed in Annex II and credit derivatives;
repurchase transactions, securities or commodities lending or borrowing transactions based on securities or commodities;
margin lending transactions based on securities or commodities;
long settlement transactions.
4.The following provisions shall apply in the calculation of the total risk exposure amount referred to in paragraph 3:
(a)the own funds requirements referred to in points (c), (d) and (e) of that paragraph shall include those arising from all the business activities of an institution;
(b)institutions shall multiply the own funds requirements set out in points (b) to (e) of that paragraph by 12,5.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 92(3)(a) substituted (1.1.2022) by The Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1376), regs. 1(3), 25(14)(a)
F2Art. 92(3)(b)-(ca) substituted for Art. 92(3)(b)(c) (1.1.2022) by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 4 para. 3; S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(c) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
F3Words in Art. 92(3)(b)(i) omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of The Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1376), regs. 1(3), 25(14)(b)
F4Words in Art. 92(3)(b)(ii) substituted (1.1.2022) by The Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1376), regs. 1(3), 25(14)(c)
1 . Subject to Articles 93 and 94 and to the exceptions set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, institutions identified as resolution entities and that are a G-SII or part of a G-SII shall at all times satisfy the following requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities:
( a ) a risk-based ratio of 18 %, representing the own funds and eligible liabilities of the institution expressed as a percentage of the total risk exposure amount calculated in accordance with Article 92(3) and (4);
( b ) a non-risk-based ratio of 6,75 %, representing the own funds and eligible liabilities of the institution expressed as a percentage of the total exposure measure referred to in Article 429(4).
2 . The requirements laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply in the following cases:
( a ) within the three years following the date on which the institution or the group of which the institution is part has been identified as a G-SII;
( b ) within the two years following the date on which the resolution authority has applied the bail-in tool in accordance with [F8section 48B of the Banking Act 2009];
( c ) within the two years following the date on which the resolution entity has put in place an alternative private sector measure F9... by which capital instruments and other liabilities have been written down or converted into Common Equity Tier 1 items in order to recapitalise the resolution entity without the application of resolution tools.
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Textual Amendments
F7Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2019/876 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards the leverage ratio, the net stable funding ratio, requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities, counterparty credit risk, market risk, exposures to central counterparties, exposures to collective investment undertakings, large exposures, reporting and disclosure requirements, and Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (Text with EEA relevance).
F8Words in Art. 92a(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1232), regs. 1(3), 32(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Art. 92a(2)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1232), regs. 1(3), 32(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Art. 92a(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1232), regs. 1(3), 32(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F11Word in Art. 92b heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1232), regs. 1(3), 33(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Regulation revoked (1.1.2024 for the revocation of art. 92b) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 (with s. 1(4)); S.I. 2023/779, reg. 5(b)(i)
1.The own funds of an institution may not fall below the amount of initial capital required at the time of its authorisation.
2.Credit institutions that were already in existence on 1 January 1993 , the amount of own funds of which do not attain the amount of initial capital required may continue to carry out their activities. In that event, the amount of own funds of those institutions may not fall below the highest level reached with effect from 22 December 1989.
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4.Where control of an institution falling within the category referred to in paragraph 2 F14... is taken by a natural or legal person other than the person who controlled the institution previously, the amount of own funds of that institution shall attain the amount of initial capital required.
5.Where there is a merger of two or more institutions falling within the category referred to in paragraph 2 F15..., the amount of own funds of the institution resulting from the merger shall not fall below the total own funds of the merged institutions at the time of the merger, as long as the amount of initial capital required has not been attained.
6.Where competent authorities consider it necessary to ensure the solvency of an institution that the requirement laid down in paragraph 1 is met, the provisions laid down in paragraphs [F162, 4 and 5] shall not apply.
Textual Amendments
F13Art. 93(3) omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 16(a); S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
F14Words in Art. 93(4) omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 16(b); S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
F15Words in Art. 93(5) omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 16(b); S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
F16Words in Art. 93(6) substituted (1.1.2022) by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 16(c); S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
Textual Amendments
F17Art. 94 omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of The Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1078), regs. 1(1), 6(2)(a)
Textual Amendments
F18Art. 95 omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 17; S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
Textual Amendments
F19Art. 96 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1401), regs. 1(3), 104(a) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F20Art. 96 omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 18; S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
Textual Amendments
F21Art. 97 omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 19; S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
Textual Amendments
F22Art. 98 omitted (1.1.2022) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 1 para. 20; S.I. 2021/671, reg. 5(1)(b) (with reg. 5(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1163, regs. 1(2), 2)
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