2 min readBlockingEIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0Updated 11 November 2026

Special purpose vehicles: double, trailing or leading whitespaces are not allowed (S.31.02, EIOPA rule TV9)

A blocking check on the special purpose vehicles template (S.31.02), in the quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG), quarterly branch (QRB), annual solo (ARS), annual group (ARG), annual branch (ARB), financial stability solo (QFS), financial stability group (QFG) and financial stability branch (QFB) 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

Double, trailing or leading whitespaces are not allowed

This is a blocking check. A return that fails it is normally rejected, so fix it before you submit.

The cells it reads

Special purpose vehicles (S.31.02.01.01)

Columns

  • C0070Type of Trigger(s) in the SPV
  • C0080Contractual trigger event
  • C0090Same trigger as in underlying cedant's portfolio?
  • C0100Basis risk arising from risk-transfer structure
  • C0110Basis risk arising from contractual terms
  • C0120SPV assets ring-fenced to settle cedant-specific obligations
  • C0130Other non cedant-specific SPV Assets for which recourse may exist
  • C0140Other recourse arising from securitisation
  • C0150Total maximum possible obligations from SPV under reinsurance policy
  • C0160SPV fully funded in relation to cedant obligations throughout the reporting period
  • C0170Current recoverables from SPV
  • C0180Identification of material investments held by cedant in SPV
  • C0190Securitisation assets related to cedant held in trust with other third party than cedant / sponsor?

Special purpose vehicles (S.31.02.04.01)

Columns

  • C0010Legal name of reinsured undertaking
  • C0070Type of Trigger(s) in the SPV
  • C0080Contractual trigger event
  • C0090Same trigger as in underlying cedant's portfolio?
  • C0100Basis risk arising from risk-transfer structure
  • C0110Basis risk arising from contractual terms
  • C0120SPV assets ring-fenced to settle cedant-specific obligations
  • C0130Other non cedant-specific SPV Assets for which recourse may exist
  • C0140Other recourse arising from securitisation
  • C0150Total maximum possible obligations from SPV under reinsurance policy
  • C0160SPV fully funded in relation to cedant obligations throughout the reporting period
  • C0170Current recoverables from SPV
  • C0180Identification of material investments held by cedant in SPV
  • C0190Securitisation assets related to cedant held in trust with other third party than cedant / sponsor?

Which returns it applies to

Line4 Check runs it on quarterly solo (QRS), quarterly group (QRG), quarterly branch (QRB), annual solo (ARS), annual group (ARG), annual branch (ARB), financial stability solo (QFS), financial stability group (QFG) and financial stability branch (QFB) returns on EIOPA taxonomy 2.10.0. EIOPA applies it to quarterly ECB branch (QEB), quarterly ECB solo (QES), annual branch (ARB), annual solo (ARS), financial stability group (QFG), quarterly group (QRG), financial stability solo (QFS), financial stability branch (QFB), quarterly branch (QRB), quarterly solo (QRS), annual ECB solo (AES), annual ECB branch (AEB) and annual group (ARG) returns, as a blocking check.

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}.

not(matches(dim({d: [s2c_dim:XU]},[s2c_dim:XU]), "((^\s)|(\s\s)|(\s$))+"))

Every Solvency II rule on S.31.02

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.