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1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

None of the 70 values it checks in non executive directors age and gender can be negative (R 16.00, EBA rule v22852_s)

A warning in the diversity benchmarking return (REM diversity), on template R 16.00, non executive directors age and gender.

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

None of the values it checks in non executive directors age and gender can be negative.

EBA checks it for seven columns: <30, 30-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, >70 and total number of non-executive directors by gender. And for ten rows, from chairperson, male (0010) to total number of non-executive directors by age category (0100). That makes 70 checks. A failure names the one that failed.

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.

<30: Chairperson, male >= 0

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value with the wrong sign in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark R 16.00 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

Non executive directors age and gender (R 16.00)

Rows

  • 0010Chairperson, male
  • 0020Chairperson, female
  • 0030Chairperson, non-binary
  • 0040Non-executive directors, male
  • 0050Non-executive directors, female
  • 0060Non-executive directors, non-binary
  • 0070Employee representatives, male
  • 0080Employee representatives, female
  • 0090Employee representatives, non-binary
  • 0100Total number of non-executive directors by age category

Columns

  • 0010<30
  • 002030-40
  • 003041-50
  • 004051-60
  • 005061-70
  • 0060>70
  • 0070Total number of non-executive directors by gender

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

What the rule then expects

Chairperson, male, <30 must then be at least 0.

0Passes
-100Fails

A file that reports 0 passes. One that reports -100 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative.

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}.

{R_16.00,r0010,c0010,} >= 0

The next five:

{R_16.00,r0010,c0020,} >= 0{R_16.00,r0010,c0030,} >= 0{R_16.00,r0010,c0040,} >= 0{R_16.00,r0010,c0050,} >= 0{R_16.00,r0010,c0060,} >= 0

And 64 more, the same formula for the other cells it covers.

Every REM diversity rule, by template

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