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UpcomingThird-country branches (EU, EBA)Last checked 11 November 2026

Third-country branch head undertaking reporting (TCB_HU)

A regulatory return listed by the Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany.

Part of the new EBA reporting framework for third-country branches (ITS on the supervisory reporting of third-country branches) that follows CRD VI, transposed in Germany by the Banking Directive Implementation and Bureaucracy Relief Act (BRUBEG) into the KWG. It covers quantitative (financial and regulatory) and qualitative information on the branch and on its head undertaking. The accepted entry points list the module 'Third Country Branches HU' (taxonomy 4.3). Source

The facts

Who files
Third-country branches in Germany (CRD third-country branches); information also covers the head undertaking, defined in Section 53c(2) KWG as the third-country undertaking that set up the branch and its intermediate or ultimate parents. Source
How often
Not stated on the Bundesbank's page. Source
Deadline
Not stated on the Bundesbank's page; first reference date expected 31 March 2027. Source
Format
xBRL-CSV. Filed to the Bundesbank's PRISMA reporting line: the XBRL report is zipped (one report per archive) and uploaded with ExtraNet file transfer to the mailbox 'PRISMA - Einreichung von bank- und finanzaufsichtlichen Meldungen (ITS / RTF / BGR / KONTAKT)', with work area ITS in the file name and the module code (TCB_HU) in its service field. The list of accepted entry points shows the module only in xBRL-CSV (taxonomy 4.3 or 4.4). PRISMA sends feedback files in PDF and JSON and, for warnings and requests for information, a CSV form for explanations. Additional qualitative information on the head undertaking (Section 53ck(2) numbers 2 to 5 KWG) is expected only for templates H 03.02, H 05.00, H 06.00 and H 07.00 and only when needed, as PDF in the NExt topic 'Aufsichtliche Anzeigen und Meldungen - Upload Dokumente' (file code 53ckKWG_HUQU), together with the head undertaking's audited annual accounts under Section 53ch(2) KWG (code 53chKWG_HUJA). Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the Bundesbank: PRISMA (Bundesbank reporting line for supervisory reports); ExtraNet; NExt. See how firms file with the Bundesbank.
Status
UpcomingThe first reporting reference date for the new obligations is expected to be 31 March 2027. Source
Group
Third-country branches (EU, EBA)

Templates (0)

The library lists no templates for this return.

EU return: the templates and instructions are defined by the EBA. See the library's EBA entry eba/tcb-hu (docs/eba/tcb-hu.md). German institutions use the EBA's templates and taxonomy. Source

Validation rules

The Bundesbank publishes the checks it runs on this return. They could not be counted from the published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source

How they are written: EBA validation rules in the EBA reporting framework (see the EBA entry).

No national rules for this module were found in the PRISMA rule catalogue (version 1.5).

How they were counted

Not counted here: the EBA's validation rules apply (see eba/tcb-hu).

Counts are in the Bundesbank's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No data from this return published by the Bundesbank was found on the pages checked. Source

Official documents (3)

The Bundesbank's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

  • Third Country Branches Reporting

    Guidance · HTML

    New EBA reporting framework for third-country branches; first reference date expected 31 March 2027.

  • PRISMA - Akzeptierte EntryPoints

    List of returns · XLSX · 112.1 KB · 20 October 2026

    Accepted entry points per reporting area: ITS xBRL-CSV (as at 24 July 2026), ITS xBRL-XML, RTF and NAT (as at 30 June 2025), with module codes, file naming service field and validity dates.

    SHA-256 bdb0c074c4bashow in fullbdb0c074c4ba079e2929158f5a166bd130c2541be5d7f273ac3fd715e7afb629
  • Dateinamenskonventionen für das NExt-Fachthema Aufsichtliche Anzeigen und Meldungen - Upload Dokumente

    Filing rules · PDF · 243.2 KB · 3 September 2026

    Version 6.0: documents filed in the NExt upload topic (annual accounts, auditor appointment, holdings reports, domestic branches, third-country branch head undertaking documents), PDF only, and the file naming scheme.

    SHA-256 c4fcf60d6a1ashow in fullc4fcf60d6a1a442d39d34ab0765b331f029d8a8ba642f2afcaa9c60bac55bcde

Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.