7. Aggregation of data by competent authorities

Competent authorities should aggregate the data collected within their Member State from firms separately for high earners that have been reported with Annex I and for high earners that have been reported with Annex II.

High-earner data should also be aggregated per payment bracket in accordance with Article 75(3) of Regulation (EU) 575/2013 and Articles 34(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033.

Before aggregating data, competent authorities should check if only firms included in the scope of the data collection in Subsection 1.1 and 1.2 have reported data. Data submitted by other firms (e.g. a small and non-interconnected investment firm) to whom the Guidelines do not apply, should not be taken into account when aggregating data.

Where there is more than one competent authority, e.g. one responsible for the prudential supervision of institutions and another one for investment firms, in a Member State or where the responsibility for supervision is shared with the European Central Bank, the competent authorities should coordinate the data collection between themselves and provide each other with the necessary data and information to ensure that only one set of data are collected and reported to the EBA for that Member State and that individual high earners are not included multiple times in the data collection. There should be only one submission of the aggregated Annex I and one submission of the aggregated Annex II per Member State.