The rules, by template
Each rule in plain words, its code in brackets. Open one for what to do if your filing fails it. A rule that reads more than one template is listed under the first.
- None of the 20 values it checks in information on the gender pay gap (II) can be negative (v12124_s)Warning
- The cell cannot be more than 1 (v12532_m)Warning
- The sum of two columns must equal 1 (row 0050, v12533_m)Warning
- The sum of two columns must equal 1 (row 0050, v12669_m)Warning
- The sum of two columns must equal 1 (row 0040, v12670_m)Warning
1 rule EBA has switched off
EBA has switched these off, in its 4.2 severity package or since then in its list of validation rules (latest update 12 October 2026): they do not apply to 4.2 filings.
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision. See every return on EBA validation rules in plain words.
