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AI Summary of Article 11a Preventive measures

Where Member States permit use of deposit guarantee scheme (DGS) funds for preventive measures under Article 11(3), they shall ensure DGSs deploy available financial means only where all of the following conditions are met: (a) the credit institution’s financing request is accompanied by a note setting out measures referred to in Article 11b(1); (b) the institution has consulted the competent authority on that note and taken account of its comments; (c) the DGS support is linked to conditions on the supported institution, including more stringent risk monitoring, governance arrangements facilitating monitoring, enhanced verification rights for the DGS and more frequent reporting to competent authorities; (d) the use of measures is conditional on the institution securing effective access to covered deposits; (e) affiliated institutions can pay extraordinary contributions under Article 11(4); and (f) the institution complies with Directive obligations and any applicable repayment schedule or exit strategy under Article 11b(6) or Article 32c(2)(b) of Directive 2014/59/EU.

Member States must ensure DGSs maintain appropriate monitoring systems and decision-making procedures for selection, implementation and risk monitoring of preventive measures. DGSs may implement measures only once a designated authority confirms that paragraph 1 conditions are met and notifies the competent and resolution authorities. The EBA shall develop guidelines specifying the requirements in relation to paragraph 1(c), the monitoring and decision-making arrangements referred to in paragraph 2, taking into account IPS practices, and the detailed cooperation arrangements between resolution authorities, designated authorities and competent authorities, taking into account Article 11b.

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Version date: 10 May 2026 - onwards
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Article 11a Preventive measures

1. Where Member States allow the use of DGS funds for preventive measures, as referred to in Article 11(3), they shall ensure that DGSs use the available financial means for such preventive measures, provided that all of the following conditions are met:

(a) the request of a credit institution for the financing of such preventive measures is accompanied by a note setting out measures as referred to in Article 11b(1);

(b) the credit institution has consulted the competent authority on the measures set out in the note referred to in Article 11b(1) and has taken into account the competent authority's comments on those measures;

(c) the use of preventive measures by the DGS is linked to conditions imposed on the supported credit institution, involving at least more stringent risk monitoring of the credit institution, accompanied by governance arrangements that facilitate such monitoring, greater verification rights for the DGS and more frequent reporting to the competent authorities;

(d) the use of the preventive measures by the DGS is conditional upon the credit institution's obligation to secure effective access to covered deposits;