CHAPTER 2 REPORTING REFERENCE AND REMITTANCE DATES AND REPORTING THRESHOLDS

Article 2Reporting reference dates

1.Institutions shall submit information to competent authorities as it stands on the following reporting reference dates:

(a)Monthly reporting: on the last day of each month;

(b)Quarterly reporting: 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December;

(c)Semi-annual reporting: 30 June and 31 December;

(d)Annual reporting: 31 December.

2.Information submitted pursuant to the templates set out in Annex III and Annex IV according to the instructions in Annex V referring to a certain period shall be reported cumulatively from the first day of the accounting year to the reference date.

3.Where institutions are permitted by national laws to report their financial information based on their accounting year-end which deviates from the calendar year, reporting reference dates may be adjusted accordingly, so that reporting of financial information is done every three, six or twelve months from their accounting year-end, respectively.

Article 3Reporting remittance dates

1.Institutions shall submit information to competent authorities by close of business of the following remittance dates:

(a)Monthly reporting: 15th calendar day after the reporting reference date;

(b)Quarterly reporting: 12 May, 11 August, 11 November and 11 February;

(c)Semi-annual reporting: 11 August and 11 February;

(d)Annual reporting: 11 February.

2.If the remittance day is a public holiday in the Member State of the competent authority to which the report is to be provided, or a Saturday or a Sunday, data shall be submitted on the following working day.

3.Where institutions report their financial information using adjusted reporting reference dates based on their accounting year-end as set out in Article 2 paragraph 3, the remittance dates may also be adjusted accordingly so that the same remittance period from the adjusted reporting reference date is maintained.

4.Institutions may submit unaudited figures. Where audited figures deviate from submitted unaudited figures, the revised, audited figures shall be submitted without undue delay. Unaudited figures are figures that have not received an external auditor's opinion whereas audited figures are figures audited by an external auditor expressing an audit opinion.

5.Other corrections to the submitted reports shall also be submitted to the competent authorities without undue delay.

Article 4Reporting thresholds — entry and exit criteria

1.Institutions shall start reporting information subject to thresholds from the next reporting reference date where they have exceeded the threshold on two consecutive reporting reference dates.

2.For the first two reporting reference dates on which institutions have to comply with the requirements of this Regulation, institutions shall report the information subject to thresholds if they exceed the relevant thresholds on the same reporting reference date.

3.Institutions may stop reporting information subject to thresholds from the next reporting reference date where they have fallen below the relevant thresholds on three consecutive reporting reference dates.