1 min readWarningBank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1Updated 11 November 2026

Every value in 9 rows in column "Amount" must be zero or more (C09.04.01.01, Bank of England check v4745_s)

A warning on the breakdown of credit exposures relevant for the calculation of the countercyclical buffer by country and institution-specific countercyclical buffer rate (CCB) template (C09.04.01.01), in the own funds (PRA001) return.

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return, proven on test files, check by check: the same outcome on all three test files of that return.

The rule in plain words

In Breakdown of credit exposures relevant for the calculation of the countercyclical buffer by country and institution-specific countercyclical buffer rate (CCB) (C09.04.01.01): every value in 9 rows (listed below) in column "Amount" (column 0010) must be zero or more.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Look for a value below zero in these cells, such as an amount entered as a negative number.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark C09.04.01 as reported.
  4. 04This is a warning. It does not stop the return on its own, but your supervisor may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Breakdown of credit exposures relevant for the calculation of the countercyclical buffer by country and institution-specific countercyclical buffer rate (CCB) (C09.04.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Exposure value under the Standardised Approach
  • R0020Exposure value under the IRB Approach
  • R0030Sum of long and short positions of trading book exposures for standardised approaches
  • R0040Value of trading book exposures for internal models
  • R0055Exposure value of securitisation positions in the banking book
  • R0070Total own funds requirements for CCB
  • R0080Relevant credit exposures - Credit risk
  • R0090Relevant credit exposures - Market risk
  • R0100Relevant credit exposures - Securitisation positions in the banking book

Column

  • C0010Amount

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on the own funds (PRA001) return on Bank of England banking taxonomy 4.1.1. The Bank of England applies it to own funds (PRA001) returns, as a warning.

The Bank’s own words and formula

The plain words above spell out the Bank’s formula, with each cell named from its templates. In the Bank of England’s list of validations, word for word:

v4745_s: [C09.04.01.01 (r0010;0020;0030;0040;0055;0070;0080;0090;0100, c0010, All sheets)] {C 09.04.01.01} >= 0
Show the formulaShow

The Bank of England's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: C09.04.01.01, r: 0010; 0020; 0030; 0040; 0055; 0070; 0080; 0090; 0100, c: 0010} >= 0

Every PRA banking rule on C09.04.01.01

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