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.
- Value cannot be negative (v12134_s)Warning
- Approved higher ratio (i.e. ratio of variable to fixed remuneration which is above 100%) must be at least 1 (v12537_m)Warning
- Total number of identified staff (outcome of the yearly identification process) cannot be more than total number of staff (end of the financial year) (v12540_m)Warning
- Value must be reported (v12543_e)Warning
- An upper-limit check on approved higher ratios between variable and fixed remuneration (v12544_m)Warning
- Total number of identified staff potentially benefitting from an approved ratio above 100% cannot be more than total number of identified staff (outcome of the yearly identification process) (v12678_m)Warning
- An upper-limit check on approved higher ratios between variable and fixed remuneration (v12679_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.