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1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Covered bonds issued by other entities of the group cannot be more than covered bonds (F 36.02.c, EBA rule v2986_m)

A warning in the asset encumbrance return (AE), on template F 36.02.c, asset encumbrance: Advance template for colllateral and own debt secrities issued other than covered bonds or ABSs (c).

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

Covered bonds issued by other entities of the group cannot be more than covered bonds.

EBA checks it for five rows: total encumbered collateral received, central bank eligible (0200), total unencumbered collateral received, central bank eligible (0220) and encumbered + unencumbered collateral received. That makes five 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.

of which central bank eligible, of which: issued by other entities of the group <= of which central bank eligible, of which: covered bonds

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 bigger 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 36.02 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

Asset encumbrance: Advance template for colllateral and own debt secrities issued other than covered bonds or ABSs (c) (F 36.02.c)

Rows

  • 0190Total encumbered collateral received
  • 0200of which central bank eligible
  • 0210Total unencumbered collateral received
  • 0220of which central bank eligible
  • 0230Encumbered + unencumbered collateral received

Columns

  • 0040of which: covered bonds
  • 0050of which: issued by other entities of the group

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

Illustrative values
covered bonds issued by other entities of the group1,200
What the rule then expects

Covered bonds must then be at least 1,200.

1,200Passes
1,100Fails

A file that reports 1,200 passes. One that reports 1,100 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, as written out for the first of its checks. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{F_36.02.c,r0200,c0050,} <= {F_36.02.c,r0200,c0040,}

The next four:

{F_36.02.c,r0190,c0050,} <= {F_36.02.c,r0190,c0040,}{F_36.02.c,r0210,c0050,} <= {F_36.02.c,r0210,c0040,}{F_36.02.c,r0220,c0050,} <= {F_36.02.c,r0220,c0040,}{F_36.02.c,r0230,c0050,} <= {F_36.02.c,r0230,c0040,}

Every AE rule, by template

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