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The absolute value of non-financial corporations cannot be less than the absolute value of small and medium-sized Enterprises (F 18.00.c, row 0120, EBA rule v2743_h)

A blocking check in the financial reporting return (FINREP 9), on template F 18.00.c, information on performing and non-performing exposures (III).

The rule in plain words

The absolute value of non-financial corporations cannot be less than the absolute value of small and medium-sized Enterprises.

EBA checks it for two columns: financial guarantees received on performing exposures and financial guarantees received on non-performing exposures. That makes two 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.

Financial guarantees received on non-performing exposures: the absolute value of Non-financial corporations >= the absolute value of Of which: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template 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 F 18.00 as reported.
  5. 05This is a blocking check. A filing that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Information on performing and non-performing exposures (III) (F 18.00.c)

Rows

  • 0120Non-financial corporations
  • 0130Of which: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Columns

  • 0205Financial guarantees received on performing exposures
  • 0210Financial guarantees received on non-performing exposures
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}.

abs({F_18.00.c,r0120,c0210,}) >= abs({F_18.00.c,r0130,c0210,})

The next one:

abs({F_18.00.c,r0120,c0205,}) >= abs({F_18.00.c,r0130,c0205,})

Every FINREP 9 rule, by template

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