The rule in plain words
In case no ECAI has been nominated and a simplification is being used to calculate the SCR, the item "Credit quality step" should be reported as Credit quality step 2 or 3 due to article 176a for unrated bonds and loans or Credit quality step 3 due to simplified calculation under article 105a of Delegated Regulation 2015/35
The headline gives only the template and the kind of check, because the rule is too long to say in a headline. The plain words above say all of it.
EIOPA writes it out as separate checks, one for each table or return it covers. Line4 Check runs three of them (BV1201-2 to BV1201-5), and a failure names the one that failed.
What to do if your return fails it
- 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02The check applies only when its first part holds in your return. When it does, the second part must hold too: fix the second part, or correct the first.
- 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark S.06.02 as reported.
- 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
List of assets: information on assets (S.06.02.01.02)
Columns
- C0330Nominated ECAI
- C0340Credit quality step
List of assets: information on assets (S.06.02.04.02)
Columns
- C0330Nominated ECAI
- C0340Credit quality step
List of assets: information on assets (S.06.02.07.02)
Columns
- C0330Nominated ECAI
- C0340Credit quality step
Which returns it applies to
Line4 Check runs it on quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG) and quarterly branch (QRB) returns on EIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0. EIOPA applies it to quarterly branch (QRB), annual branch (ARB), financial stability group (QFG), quarterly group (QRG), annual group (ARG), quarterly solo (QRS) and annual solo (ARS) returns, as a warning.
EIOPA’s own words and formula
The plain words above are EIOPA’s own, word for word, from its list of validations.
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EIOPA's formula, for BV1201-5. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.
if ({t: S.06.02.01.02, c: C0330, z: Z0001} = [s2c_SE:x187]) then {t: S.06.02.01.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x30] or {t: S.06.02.01.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x31] or {t: S.06.02.01.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x32] else true()BV1201-2:
if ({t: S.06.02.07.02, c: C0330, z: Z0001} = [s2c_SE:x187]) then {t: S.06.02.07.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x30] or {t: S.06.02.07.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x31] or {t: S.06.02.07.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x32] else true()BV1201-3:
if ({t: S.06.02.04.02, c: C0330, z: Z0001} = [s2c_SE:x187]) then {t: S.06.02.04.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x30] or {t: S.06.02.04.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x31] or {t: S.06.02.04.02, c: C0340, z: Z0001} = [s2c_BR:x32] else true()Other rules on List of assets (S.06.02)
- The "External rating" should not be provided whether no ECAI has been nominated and a simplification is being used to calculate the SCR (BV1200)
- The item 'Par amount' in List of assets, should be positive, with the exception of bank overdrafts (BV1199)
- There must be no nominated ECAI appointed in case "no rating available" was reported for "Credit quality step" (BV1197)Blocking
- The item "External rating" in List of assets must not be reported in case "no rating available" was provided in "Credit quality step" (BV1195)Blocking
- Item “Quantity ” should not be reported for items with CIC like '##71' or '##9#' (BV1214)
- Item “Par amount ” should not be reported for items with CIC like '##71' or '##9#' (BV1215)
- Item “Issuer Code” should be reported at least for items with CIC codes different from '##71', '##75', '##87', '##88', '##9#' or '##09' (BV1217)
- "Asset ID Code and Type of code" (S.06.02.01.02 C0040) does not follow correct ISIN pattern "^ISIN/[A-Z0-9]{12}$" (BV1237)Blocking
Every Solvency II rule on S.06.02
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision. Line4 builds SupTech software for financial regulators that runs checks like these as each return arrives.
