+Guidelines on third country branches capital endowment requirement (EBA/GL/2026/03)
---+1. Compliance and reporting obligations
------+Status of these guidelines
---------+1. This document contains guidelines issued pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. …
---------+2. Guidelines set the EBA view of appropriate supervisory practices within the European System of …
------+Reporting requirements
---------+3. According to Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, competent authorities must notify …
---------+4. Notifications will be published on the EBA website, in line with Article 16(3). 8
---+2. Subject matter, scope and definitions
------+Subject matter
---------+5. To ensure that capital endowment instruments referred to in Article 48e(2)(c) of Di-rective …
---------+6. To ensure that the minimum capital endowment requirement referred to in Article 48e(1) of …
------+Scope of application
---------+7. These guidelines apply at the level of the third-country branch.
---------+8. These guidelines apply without prejudice to national provisions foreseeing or competent …
------+Addressees
---------+9. These guidelines are addressed to competent authorities as defined in Article 4(2)(i) of …
---+3. Implementation
------+Date of application
---------+10. These guidelines apply from 11 January 2027. 10
---+4. Instruments available for unrestricted and immediate use under Article 48e(2)(c) of Directive 2013/36/EU
------+Eligible Instruments
---------+11. For third-country branches to fulfil the minimum capital endowment requirement referred to in …
---------+12. The instruments referred to in paragraph 11 should have one of the following forms: a) Debt …
---------+13. For the purposes of the instruments referred to in paragraph 12, point c), third-country …
---------+14. The instruments referred to in paragraph 12 should be listed on a recognised exchange and be …
---------+15. They should not be issued by the head undertaking of the third-country branch, by any of its …
---------+16. For the purposes of determining whether the minimum capital endowment requirement re-ferred to …
------+Operational conditions
---------+17. For the purposes of determining whether the minimum capital endowment requirement is met …
---------+18. Third-country branches should ensure that all the capital endowment assets referred to in …
---------+19. Third-country branches should implement arrangements, strategies, processes and mecha-nisms to …
---------+20. The capital endowment assets referred to in points (a) to (c) of Article 48e(2) of Di-rective …
---------+21. Third-country branches should monitor the geographical location of the capital endowment assets …
---------+22. The capital endowment assets referred to in points (a) to (c) of Article 48e(2) of Di-rective …
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Guidelines on third country branches capital endowment requirement (EBA/GL/2026/03)

Guidelines on third country branches capital endowment requirement (EBA/GL/2026/03)

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1. Overview

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1. Compliance and reporting obligations

1. Compliance and reporting obligations
2. Subject matter, scope and definitions

2. Subject matter, scope and definitions
3. Implementation

3. Implementation
4. Instruments available for unrestricted and immediate use under Article 48e(2)(c) of Directive 2013/36/EU

4. Instruments available for unrestricted and immediate use under Article 48e(2)(c) of Directive 2013/36/EU

1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Standards

2. Identified Requirements

Requirements

3. Related Standards

Standards
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