Scope of application

These Guidelines apply in relation to the development of methods for calculating risk-based contributions of member institutions to a DGS.

Competent authorities in cooperation with designated authorities should ensure that these Guidelines are applied by DGSs when developing methods for calculating risk-based contribu-tions by their member institutions and apply them when approving these calculation methods in accordance with Article 13(2) of the DGSD.

Where the competent authorities in cooperation with the designated authorities are responsi-ble for developing and/or applying the calculation method, they should apply the provisions of these Guidelines.

These Guidelines do not apply to the branches of third-country credit institutions. Neverthe-less, competent authorities in cooperation with designated authorities may choose to apply these Guidelines to third-country branches also.