Skip to main content

AI Summary of Article 323 Operational risk management framework

Institutions are required to establish a comprehensive operational risk management framework that integrates seamlessly into daily risk management activities. This framework must include well-defined responsibilities, regular assessment of operational risk exposures, independent operational risk management functions, and consistent reporting mechanisms to senior management.

Moreover, institutions must ensure compliance with established policies, undertake routine reviews of operational risk processes, and maintain transparent data flows. The European Banking Authority will draft regulatory technical standards by 10 January 2027 to clarify these obligations in line with the institution's complexity and size.

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2025 - onwards
Version 6 of 6

Article 323 Operational risk management framework

1. Institutions shall have in place:

(a) a well-documented assessment and management system for operational risk which is closely integrated into day-to-day risk management processes, forms an integral part of the process of monitoring and controlling the institution's operational risk profile, and for which clear responsibilities have been assigned; the assessment and management system for operational risk shall identify the institution's exposures to operational risk and track relevant operational risk data, including material loss data;

(b) an operational risk management function that is independent from the institution's business and operational units;

(c) a system of reporting to senior management that provides operational risk reports to relevant functions within the institution;

(d) a system of regular monitoring and reporting of operational risk exposures and loss experience, and procedures for taking appropriate corrective actions;