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2 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

A conditional check on diversity policy (R 22.02, EBA rule v22594_m)

A warning in the diversity benchmarking return (REM diversity), on template R 22.02, diversity policy, Quantitative targets set within the diversity policy.

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

If target % set in percentage (two digits e.g. 33.33%) in the diversity policy, including in cases where this is applicable under national law is more than zero or target expressed as minimum headcount in the diversity policy (number of members) is more than zero, compliance with internal policy: has the target been met at the reference date? must be reported.

EBA checks it for four columns: executive directors, non-executive directors, management body (only if a target is set for the management body, as a whole) and employee representatives (only if a separate target is set). That makes four checks. A failure names the one that failed.

The headline gives only the kind of check and the template, because the rule is too long to say in a headline. The plain words above say all of it.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

The first of its checks, word for word as the report shows it when it fails. The others read the same, with their own column, row or sheet.

Management body (only if a target is set for the management body, as a whole): If Target % set in percentage (two digits e.g. 33.33%) in the diversity policy, including in cases where this is applicable under national law > 0 or Target expressed as minimum headcount in the diversity policy (number of members) > 0, then Compliance with internal policy: Has the target been met at the reference date? is reported

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02The check applies only when its first part holds in your file. When it does, the second part must hold too: fix the second part, or correct the first.
  3. 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark R 22.02 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

Diversity policy, Quantitative targets set within the diversity policy (R 22.02)

Rows

  • 0010Target % set in percentage (two digits e.g. 33.33%) in the diversity policy, including in cases where this is applicable under national law
  • 0020Target expressed as minimum headcount in the diversity policy (number of members)
  • 0030Compliance with internal policy: Has the target been met at the reference date?

Columns

  • 0010Executive directors
  • 0020Non-executive directors
  • 0030Management body (only if a target is set for the management body, as a whole)
  • 0040Employee representatives (only if a separate target is set)
Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

if ({R_22.02,r0010,c0030,} > 0 or {R_22.02,r0020,c0030,} > 0) then (not(empty({R_22.02,r0030,c0030,}))) else True

The next three:

if ({R_22.02,r0010,c0010,} > 0 or {R_22.02,r0020,c0010,} > 0) then (not(empty({R_22.02,r0030,c0010,}))) else Trueif ({R_22.02,r0010,c0040,} > 0 or {R_22.02,r0020,c0040,} > 0) then (not(empty({R_22.02,r0030,c0040,}))) else Trueif ({R_22.02,r0010,c0020,} > 0 or {R_22.02,r0020,c0020,} > 0) then (not(empty({R_22.02,r0030,c0020,}))) else True

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