Preamble: 1

(1)

The specification of instruments referencing an exotic underlying provided in Article 325u(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 is sufficiently clear to allow institutions to identify what an exotic underlying is for the purposes of the calculation of the own funds requirements for residual risks set out in Article 325u. Therefore, no further specification of the meaning of an exotic underlying is necessary.

(2)

In particular, longevity risk, weather, natural disasters and future realised volatility meet the specification of an exotic underlying, in line with the indication provided in the relevant international framework defined by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).

(3)

The definition of instruments bearing residual risks provided for in Article 325u(2), point (b), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, is not sufficiently clear to allow institutions to identify certain instruments bearing residual risks. Therefore, a list of instruments bearing residual risks, albeit non-exhaustive, should be specified to ensure a certain degree of harmonisation and consistency in the treatment of instruments bearing those risks across the Union. The elements of such a list should be selected considering the relevant international BCBS framework. For other instruments with a presumption to bear residual risks, institutions should assess whether those instruments meet the definition set out in Article 325u(2), point (b), of that Regulation.

(4)

Given the non-standard nature of many of the instruments bearing residual risk, a non-exhaustive list of risks which should not in themselves trigger the inclusion of an instrument under the definition of instruments bearing residual risks should also be specified in order to provide greater legal certainty and transparency. However, institutions should assess whether an instrument exposed to those risks could still be considered as an instrument exposed to residual risk if the instrument meets one of the other conditions referred to in Article 325u(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013.

(5)

This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted to the Commission by the European Banking Authority.

(6)

The European Banking Authority has conducted open public consultations on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the advice of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).