Decision (EU) 2015/2218 (ECB/2015/38) is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 1 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
Scope
This Decision lays down the procedural requirements for the request for prior approval that supervised credit institutions shall submit to the ECB in order to exclude staff members or categories of staff from the presumption of being identified staff based on the quantitative criteria established in Article 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 ( *1 ) .
( *1 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 of 25 March 2021 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards setting out the criteria to define managerial responsibility, control functions, material business units and a significant impact on a material business unit’s risk profile, and setting out criteria for identifying staff members or categories of staff whose professional activities have an impact on the institution’s risk profile that is comparably as material as that of staff members or categories of staff referred to in Article 92(3) of that Directive ( OJ L 203, 9.6.2021, p. 1 ).’;"
(2)
in Article 2, point (3) is replaced by the following:
‘(3)
“identified staff” means: (a) all staff members and categories of staff of a supervised credit institution whose professional activities have a material impact on the credit institution's risk profile and who are specified in points (a) to (c) of Article 92(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU; and (b) all other staff members and categories of staff who are not expressly specified in points (a) to (c) of Article 92(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU and whose professional activities have an impact on a supervised credit institution’s risk profile that is comparably as material as that of the staff members or categories of staff identified in accordance with Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923.’;
(3)
Article 3 is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘1. A request for prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 shall contain the following information for the end of the preceding financial year and for the current financial year:’;
(b)
points (e) and (f) of paragraph 1 are replaced by the following:
‘(e)
the number of identified staff based on the qualitative criteria established in points (a) and (b) of Article 92(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU and in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923;’;
‘(f)
the number of identified staff based exclusively on the quantitative criteria established in Article 92(3)(c) of Directive 2013/36/EU and in Article 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923, together with an indication of which of the categories specified in Article 92(3)(c) of Directive 2013/36/EU or in Article 6(1)(a) or (b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 each identified staff member belongs to;’;
(c)
in paragraph 2, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘2. A request for prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 shall contain the following information for each staff member for whom the application of Article 6(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 is requested:’;
(d)
point (d) of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘(d)
the total amount of remuneration in euro and the variable to fixed remuneration ratio awarded to the staff member in the reference year;’;
(e)
point (f) of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘(f)
the quantitative criteria on the basis of which the staff member was assessed as being identified staff (Article 6(1)(a) or (b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923);’;
(f)
point (g) of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘(g)
the criteria on the basis of which the prior approval under Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 is requested with respect to the staff member (Article 6(2)(a) or (b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923).’;
(g)
paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3. A request for prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 shall contain the annual internal or external audit assessment report on the identification process of identified staff and its results in respect of each staff member for whom a prior approval under Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 is requested.’;
(4)
Article 4 is amended as follows:
(a)
the heading is replaced by the following:
‘
Documentation required to substantiate that the staff member or category of staff only carries out professional activities in and only has authorities in a business unit that is not a material business unit
’;
(b)
in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘1. When requesting prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923, supervised credit institutions shall submit to the ECB the following documentation in order to substantiate that a staff member, or the category of staff to which the staff member belongs, only carries out professional activities and has authorities in a business unit which is not a material business unit, as referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923:’;
(c)
in paragraph 1, the following point (da) is inserted:
‘(da)
a statement justifying why the business unit is not otherwise considered to have a material impact on the supervised credit institution’s internal capital;’;
(d)
point (e) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(e)
a statement explaining why the supervised credit institution awarded the staff member, or category of staff to which the staff member belongs, a remuneration that meets the criteria established in Article 6(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 even though the staff member, or the category of staff to which the staff member belongs, carries out professional activities in a non-material business unit;’;
(e)
point (f) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(f)
a reasoned statement explaining why the staff member, or category of staff to which the staff member belongs, does not meet the qualitative criteria established in points (a) and (b) of Article 92(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU and in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923;’;
(f)
in paragraph 1, the following point (g) is added:
‘(g)
a detailed and comprehensive statement explaining why the business unit is not a core business line as defined in point (36) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *2 ) or as defined in any delegated act which the Commission is empowered to adopt pursuant to Article 2(2) of that Directive.
( *2 ) Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190 ).’;"
(5)
Article 5 is amended as follows:
(a)
the heading is replaced by the following:
‘
Documentation required to substantiate that the professional activities of the staff member or category of staff have no significant impact on the risk profile of a material business unit
’;
(b)
in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘1. When requesting prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923, supervised credit institutions shall submit the following documentation to the ECB in order to substantiate that the professional activities of a staff member, or the category of staff to which the staff member belongs, have no significant impact on the risk profile of a material business unit, as referred to in Article 6(2)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923:’;
(c)
point (c) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(c)
a detailed description of the criteria established in Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 that have been used to assess that the professional activities of the relevant staff member, or the category of staff to which the staff member belongs, have no significant impact on the risk profile of a material business unit, specifying how these criteria have been applied and how all relevant risk and performance indicators used for internal risk measurement purposes have been taken into account;’;
(d)
point (d) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(d)
a statement explaining why the supervised credit institution awarded the staff member, or category of staff to which the staff member belongs, a remuneration that meets the criteria established in Article 6(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 even though the staff member has no significant impact on the risk profile of a material business unit;’;
(e)
point (e) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(e)
a reasoned statement explaining why the relevant staff member, or category of staff to which the staff member belongs, does not meet the qualitative criteria established in points (a) and (b) of Article 92(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU and in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923.’;
(6)
Article 6 is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘1. When requesting prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 in respect of a staff member who was awarded a total remuneration of EUR 1 000 000 or more in or for the preceding financial year, supervised credit institutions shall submit the following documentation to the ECB in order to substantiate the exceptional circumstances referred to in Article 6(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923:’;
(b)
point (b) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
a detailed description of any exceptional circumstances linked to the relevant staff member that explains why the supervised credit institution awarded the staff member remuneration of EUR 1 000 000 or more, even though the staff member reportedly does not have a material impact on the risk profile of the supervised credit institution.’;
(7)
Article 7 is deleted;
(8)
Article 8 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 8
Period for submitting requests for prior approval
Requests for prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 shall be submitted without delay, and at the latest within 6 months from the end of the preceding financial year.’;
(9)
Article 9 is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘1. Based on the information contained in a request for prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923, the ECB shall assess:’;
(b)
point (b) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
the basis on which the supervised credit institution has determined that the staff member concerned, or the category of staff to which the staff member belongs, meets one of the conditions laid down in Article 6(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923;’;
(c)
points (i) and (ii) of paragraph 1(c) are replaced by the following:
‘(i)
whether the supervised credit institution has duly taken into account the condition set out in Article 6(2)(a) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 or set out in Article 6(2)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923, as applicable; and
(ii)
whether the supervised credit institution has demonstrated that the staff member concerned, or the category of staff to which the staff member belongs, for whom the request for prior approval as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923 is submitted, does not have an impact on the supervised credit institution’s risk profile comparably as material as that of those categories of staff specified in points (a), (b) or (c) of Article 92(3) of Directive 2013/36/EU;’;
(d)
point (d) of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘(d)
with regard to the requests for prior approval for staff members awarded a total remuneration of EUR 1 000 000 or more, whether exceptional circumstances apply. In such cases the ECB shall inform the European Banking Authority of the results of the initial assessment prior to taking any decision.’;
(e)
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. The ECB shall issue a decision within 3 months of receipt of the complete documentation.’;
(f)
paragraph 3 is deleted;
(10)
in Article 10, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. A prior approval granted by the ECB, as referred to in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/923, shall be limited to the performance of the staff member during the financial year following the year in which the ECB supervisory decision containing the approval was notified to the supervised credit institution.’.