1 min read · EBA reporting framework 4.2 · Updated 10 November 2026

Approved higher bonus ratios, by country: every EBA validation rule in plain words (REM higher ratios)

Approved higher bonus ratios, by country (REM higher ratios) is a return in EBA reporting framework 4.2, with templates R 08.00.

EBA's 4.2 package has 13 validation rules for it. Line4 Check runs 11 of them (31 written-out checks): 0 can block a filing and 11 are warnings. EBA has switched 2 off.

11rules Line4 Check runs
0can block a filing
11warnings
31written-out checks

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.

Approved higher ratios between variable and fixed remuneration – aggregation by competent authorities (R 08.00)11 rules
2 rules 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.

v12547_m, v12552_m

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.