Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1753 of 1 October 2021 on the equivalence of the supervisory and regulatory requirements of certain third countries and territories for the purposes of the treatment of exposures in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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Equivalence of requirements applied to credit institutions for the purposes of Article 107(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
For the purposes of Article 107(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the third countries and territories listed in Annex I to this Decision shall be considered as applying supervisory and regulatory arrangements to credit institutions equivalent to those applied in the Union.
Equivalence of requirements applied to investment firms for the purposes of Article 107(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
For the purposes of Article 107(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the third countries listed in Annex II to this Decision shall be considered as applying supervisory and regulatory arrangements to investment firms equivalent to those applied in the Union.
Equivalence of requirements applied to exchanges for the purposes of Article 107(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
For the purposes of Article 107(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the third countries listed in Annex III to this Decision shall be considered as applying supervisory and regulatory arrangements to exchanges equivalent to those applied in the Union.
Equivalence of requirements applied to exposures to central governments, central banks, regional governments, local authorities and public sector entities for the purposes of Articles 114, 115 and 116 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
For the purposes of Articles 114(7), 115(4) and 116(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the third countries and territories listed in Annex IV to this Decision shall be considered as applying supervisory and regulatory arrangements equivalent to those applied to credit institutions in the Union.
Equivalence of requirements to credit institutions and investment firms for the purposes Article 142 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
For the purposes of Article 142(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the third countries and territories listed in Annex V to this Decision shall be considered as applying supervisory and regulatory arrangements equivalent to those applied in the Union.
Equivalence of requirements applied to institutions for the purposes of Article 391 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
For the purposes of Article 391 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the third countries and territories listed in Annex VI to this Decision shall be considered as applying supervisory and regulatory arrangements equivalent to those applied in the Union.
Repeal
Implementing Decision 2014/908/EU is repealed. References to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision and read in accordance with the correlation table in the Annex VII.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS)
ANNEX I LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS) (1) Argentina (2) Australia (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) Brazil (5) Canada (6) China (7) Faroe Islands (8) Greenland (9) Guernsey (10) Hong Kong (11) India (12) Isle of Man (13) Japan (14) Jersey (15) Mexico (16) Monaco (17) New Zealand (18) North Macedonia (19) Saudi Arabia (20) Serbia (21) Singapore (22) South Africa (23) South Korea (24) Switzerland (25) Turkey (26) USA
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 (INVESTMENT FIRMS)
ANNEX II LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 (INVESTMENT FIRMS) (1) Australia (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) China (5) Hong Kong (6) Indonesia (7) Japan (limited to Type I Financial Instruments Business Operators) (8) Mexico (9) South Korea (10) Saudi Arabia (11) Singapore (12) South Africa (13) USA
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 (EXCHNAGES)
ANNEX III LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 (EXCHNAGES) (1) Australia (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) China (5) India (6) Indonesia (7) Japan (8) Mexico (9) South Korea (10) Saudi Arabia (11) Singapore (12) South Africa (13) USA
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS)
ANNEX IV LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS) (1) Argentina (2) Australia (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) Brazil (5) Canada (6) China (7) Faroe Islands (8) Greenland (9) Guernsey (10) Hong Kong (11) India (12) Isle of Man (13) Japan (14) Jersey (15) Mexico (16) Monaco (17) New Zealand (18) North Macedonia (19) Saudi Arabia (20) Serbia (21) Singapore (22) South Africa (23) South Korea (24) Switzerland (25) Turkey (26) USA
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND INVESTMENT FIRMS)
ANNEX V LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND INVESTMENT FIRMS) Credit institutions: (1) Argentina (2) Australia (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) Brazil (5) Canada (6) China (7) Faroe Islands (8) Greenland (9) Guernsey (10) Hong Kong (11) India (12) Isle of Man (13) Japan (14) Jersey (15) Mexico (16) Monaco (17) New Zealand (18) North Macedonia (19) Saudi Arabia (20) Serbia (21) Singapore (22) South Africa (23) South Korea (24) Switzerland (25) Turkey (26) USA Investment firms equivalent to an ‘institution’ as defined in Article 4(1), point (3), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013: (1) Australia (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) China (5) Hong Kong (6) Indonesia (7) Japan (limited to Type I Financial Instruments Business Operators) (8) Mexico (9) South Korea (10) Saudi Arabia (11) Singapore (12) South Africa (13) USA
LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND INVESTMENT FIRMS)
ANNEX VI LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 (CREDIT INSTITUTIONS AND INVESTMENT FIRMS) Credit institutions: (1) Argentina (2) Australia (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) Brazil (5) Canada (6) China (7) Faroe Islands (8) Greenland (9) Guernsey (10) Hong Kong (11) India (12) Isle of Man (13) Japan (14) Jersey (15) Mexico (16) Monaco (17) New Zealand (18) North Macedonia (19) Saudi Arabia (20) Serbia (21) Singapore (22) South Africa (23) South Korea (24) Switzerland (25) Turkey (26) USA Investment firms equivalent to an ‘institution’ as defined in Article 4(1), point (3), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013: (1) Australia (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) China (5) Hong Kong (6) Indonesia (7) Japan (limited to Type I Financial Instruments Business Operators) (8) Mexico (9) South Korea (10) Saudi Arabia (11) Singapore (12) South Africa (13) USA
CORRELATION TABLE
ANNEX VII CORRELATION TABLE This Decision Decision 2014/908/EU Article 1 Article 1 Article 2 Article 2 Article 3 Article 3 Article 4 Article 4 Article 5 Article 5 Article 6 - Article 7 - Article 8 -
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