The EBA launched a consultation on its draft Guidelines on the supervision of significant branches. Prompted by the increasing demand to establish branches across the European Union, these Guidelines are designed to facilitate cooperation and coordination between the CAs.
The draft Guidelines provide a framework for the identification of ‘significant-plus' branches and outlines a coordinated approach to their supervision and the assessment of recovery planning facilitated through the framework of colleges of supervisors. In particular, the draft Guidelines propose a set of principles that Competent Authorities (CAs) should comply with in the performance of risk assessments, exchange of supervisory intelligence and information, planning of supervisory activities, carrying out on-the-spot checks and inspections, application of supervisory and precautionary measures and allocation of tasks between authorities.
These draft Guidelines do not interfere with the tasks and responsibilities conferred on the consolidating supervisor and the home and host Competent Authorities by the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD), and merely aim at establishing a framework of effective and efficient cooperation within colleges of supervisors when exercising those tasks and discharging those responsibilities. In addition, these draft Guidelines do not limit in any form the freedom of institutions to establish branches in other Member States.
Responses to this consultation can be sent to the European Banking Authority (EBA) by 20 March 2017. A public hearing will take place at the EBA premises on 17 February 2017 from 10:00 to 13:00 UK time.
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