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AI Summary of Article 36 Deductions from Common Equity Tier 1 items

This document outlines the deductions required from Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) items by institutions, highlighting specific components such as current financial year losses, intangible assets, and deferred tax assets linked to future profitability. It also addresses the treatment of holdings in CET1 instruments and inadequate coverage for non-performing exposures, among other aspects.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is tasked with developing regulatory technical standards to clarify these deductions and ensure compliance across the sector. Moreover, a framework for specialised debt restructurers is introduced, establishing criteria that must be met for exemption from certain coverage requirements, ultimately aiming to facilitate the secondary market for non-performing loans.

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2025 - onwards
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Article 36 Deductions from Common Equity Tier 1 items

1. Institutions shall deduct the following from Common Equity Tier 1 items:

(a) losses for the current financial year;

(b) intangible assets with the exception of prudently valued software assets the value of which is not negatively affected by resolution, insolvency or liquidation of the institution;

(c) deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability;

(d)for institutions calculating risk-weighted exposure amounts using the Internal Ratings Based Approach (the IRB Approach), the IRB shortfall, where applicable, calculated in accordance with Article 159;

(e) defined benefit pension fund assets on the balance sheet of the institution;

(f) direct, indirect and synthetic holdings by an institution of own Common Equity Tier 1 instruments, including own Common Equity Tier 1 instruments that an institution is under an actual or contingent obligation to purchase by virtue of an existing contractual obligation;