1 min readBlockingEIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0Updated 11 November 2026

Content of the submission: if group does not use method 2 exclusively then template Balance sheet has to be reported (S.01.01, S.01.02, EIOPA rule BV354)

A blocking check on the content of the submission (S.01.01) and basic information (S.01.02) templates, in the annual group (ARG) and financial stability group (QFG) 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

If group does not use method 2 exclusively then template Balance sheet (S.02.01) has to be reported

EIOPA writes it out as separate checks, one for each table or return it covers. Line4 Check runs two of them (BV354-1 and BV354-4), and a failure names the one that failed.

What to do if your return fails it

  1. 01Open the tables below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 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.
  3. 03It runs only when your filing indicators mark S.01.01 and S.01.02 as reported.
  4. 04This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Content of the submission (S.01.01.04.01)

Row

  • R0030S.02.01.01 - Balance sheet

Column

  • C0010Reporting status

Content of the submission (S.01.01.13.01)

Row

  • R0030S.02.01.01 - Balance Sheet

Column

  • C0010Reporting status

Basic information (S.01.02.04.01)

Row

  • R0160Method of group solvency calculation

Column

  • C0010Report information

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on annual group (ARG) and financial stability group (QFG) returns on EIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0. EIOPA applies it to annual group (ARG) and financial stability group (QFG) returns, as a blocking check.

EIOPA’s own words and formula

In EIOPA’s list of validations, word for word:

If group does not use method 2 exclusively then template S.02.01 - Balance sheet has to be reported.
Show the formulaShow

EIOPA's formula, for BV354-1. Cells are written as {t: table, r: row, c: column}.

if ({t: S.01.02.04.01, r: R0160, c: C0010} != [s2c_CS:x14]) then {t: S.01.01.04.01, r: R0030, c: C0010} = [s2c_CN:x1] else true()

BV354-4:

if ({t: S.01.02.04.01, r: R0160, c: C0010} != [s2c_CS:x14]) then {t: S.01.01.13.01, r: R0030, c: C0010} = [s2c_CN:x1] else true()

Every Solvency II rule on S.01.01

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.