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In forceCredit institutions and stockbroking firms: governance and compliance reporting (national)Last checked 11 November 2026

Governance memorandum (A.1)

A regulatory return listed by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB), Belgium.

The institution's governance memorandum, required by Articles 21 §3 and 56 §6 of the Banking Act (Articles 17 §5 and 56 §6 of the Stockbroking Act) and the Governance Manual for the sector. Since Circular NBB_2025_18, the description of organisational measures for investment services is part of it. Source

The facts

Who files
Credit institutions under Belgian law, Belgian branches of non-EEA credit institutions, and stockbroking firms (Annexes 1 and 2 to NBB_2025_19). Source
How often
On a continuous basis and at least annually. Source
Deadline
No collection date ('/') in Annex 1 to NBB_2025_19. Source
Format
PDF. Uploaded as a document through NBB Supervision (Communication NBB_2025_19 lists the channel per report). Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the NBB: OneGate; NBB Supervision. See how firms file with the NBB.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
Credit institutions and stockbroking firms: governance and compliance reporting (national)

Templates (0)

The library lists no templates for this return.

Template: see the Governance Manual for the banking sector (and the annex to the Governance Manual for stockbroking firms). Source

Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. Source

Public data

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

Official documents (6)

The NBB'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.

Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.