Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Article 128 Definitions

For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

'capital conservation buffer' means the own funds that an institution is required to maintain in accordance with Article 129;

(2)

'institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer' means the own funds that an institution is required to maintain in accordance with Article 130;

(3)

'G-SII buffer' means the own funds that are required to be maintained in accordance with Article 131(4);

(4)

'O-SII buffer' means the own funds that may be required to be maintained in accordance with Article 131(5);

(5)

'systemic risk buffer' means the own funds that an institution is or may be required to maintain in accordance with Article 133;

(6)

'combined buffer requirement' means the total Common Equity Tier 1 capital required to meet the requirement for the capital conservation buffer extended by the following, as applicable:

(a)

an institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer;

(b)

a G-SII buffer;

(c)

an O-SII buffer;

(d)

a systemic risk buffer;

(7)

'countercyclical buffer rate' means the rate that institutions must apply in order to calculate their institution-specific countercyclical capital buffer, and that is set in accordance with Article 136, Article 137 or by a relevant third-country authority, as the case may be;

(8)

'domestically authorised institution' means an institution that has been authorised in the Member State for which a particular designated authority is responsible for setting the countercyclical buffer rate;

(9)

'buffer guide' means a benchmark buffer rate calculated in accordance with Article 135(1).

This Chapter shall not apply to investment firms that are not authorised to provide the investment services listed in points 3 and 6 of Section A of Annex I to Directive 2004/39/EC.