1 min readWarningEIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0Updated 11 November 2026

PEPP and PEPP saver information: a value must not be more than another (S.52.01, EIOPA rule BV2031)

A warning on the PEPP and PEPP saver information template (S.52.01), in the annual solo (ARS) and annual branch (ARB) returns.

It applies to 2.8.2 returns too, the release for the 2026 returns, and Line4 Check runs it there as well.

The rule in plain words

The item "Cost of advice" reported for "Basic PEPP" and "Alternative investment options", should be lower or equal to the "Distribution costs"

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.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the table below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your return. If the first is bigger than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark S.52.01 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

PEPP and PEPP saver information (1) (S.52.01.01.01)

Rows

  • R0010Basic PEPP
  • R0040Alternative investment options

Columns

  • C0040Distribution costs
  • C0050Cost of advice

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on annual solo (ARS) and annual branch (ARB) returns on EIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0. EIOPA applies it to annual ECB solo (AES), annual ECB branch (AEB), annual solo (ARS) and annual branch (ARB) 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.

Show the formulaShow

EIOPA's formula. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

{t: S.52.01.01.01, c: C0050, z: Z0001} <= {t: S.52.01.01.01, c: C0040, z: Z0001}

Every Solvency II rule on S.52.01

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.