The Capital Requirements Regulations 2013

Electronic Money Regulations 2011 U.K.

75.—(1) The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) omit the definition of “the banking consolidation directive”;

(b) at the appropriate places insert—

““the capital requirements directive” means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 relating to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC;

“the capital requirements regulation” means Regulation (EU) 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012”;

(c) in the definition of “credit institution”—

(i) for “Article 4(1) of the banking consolidation directive” substitute “ Article 4(1)(1) of the capital requirements regulation ”;

(ii) for “Article 4(3) of that directive” substitute “ Article 4(1)(17) of that regulation ”;

(iii) for “Article 38 of that directive” substitute “ Article 47 of the capital requirements directive ”;

(d) in the definition of “qualifying holding” for “Article 4(11) of the banking consolidation directive” substitute “ Article 4(1)(36) of the capital requirements regulation ”.

(3) In regulation 21—

(a) for paragraph (6)(a)(i) (safeguarding option 1) substitute—

“(i) asset items falling into one of the categories set out in Article 336(1) of the capital requirements regulation, for which the specific risk capital charge is no higher than 1.6% but excluding other qualifying items as defined in Article 336(4); or”;

(b) in the definition of “authorised credit institution” in paragraph (7) for “Article 6 of the banking consolidated directive” substitute “ Article 8 of the capital requirements directive ”.

(4) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 (capital requirements: qualifying items) for “banking consolidation directive” substitute “ capital requirements regulation ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2011/99, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.