1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Variable remuneration cannot be less than total amount of variable remuneration awarded for multi-year periods under programmes which are not revolved annually (row 0050, EBA rule v12452_m)

A warning in the remuneration benchmarking, credit institutions return (REM benchmarking), on templates R 01.00, general information and information on remuneration of all staff and R 02.00, additional information on remuneration of identified staff.

The rule in plain words

Variable remuneration (EUR) cannot be less than total amount of variable remuneration awarded for multi-year periods under programmes which are not revolved annually (EUR).

All the values are in the MB supervisory function column (0010).

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

R_01.00: Of which: variable remuneration (EUR), MB Supervisory function >= R_02.00: Total amount of variable remuneration awarded for multi-year periods under programmes which are not revolved annually (EUR), MB Supervisory function

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the templates below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your file. If the first is smaller than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark R 01.00 and R 02.00 as reported.
  5. 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

General information and information on remuneration of all staff (R 01.00)

Row

  • 0050Of which: variable remuneration (EUR)

Column

  • 0010MB Supervisory function

Additional information on remuneration of identified staff (R 02.00)

Row

  • 0260Total amount of variable remuneration awarded for multi-year periods under programmes which are not revolved annually (EUR)

Column

  • 0010MB Supervisory function

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

Illustrative values
variable remuneration (EUR)1,200
What the rule then expects

Total amount of variable remuneration awarded for multi-year periods under programmes which are not revolved annually (EUR) can then be at most 1,200.

1,200Passes
1,300Fails

A file that reports 1,200 passes. One that reports 1,300 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative, reported to the unit, so the rounding tolerance does not change the result.

Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{R_01.00,r0050,c0010,} >= {R_02.00,r0260,c0010,}

Every REM benchmarking rule, by template

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.