Related provisions for INSPRU 1.5.4
Sections 87H and 87I of the Act provide:
Prospectus approved in another EEA State |
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87H |
(1) |
A prospectus approved by the competent authority of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom is not an approved prospectus for the purposes of section 85 unless that authority has notified ESMA and provided the competent authority with -3 |
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(a) |
a certificate of approval; |
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(b) |
a copy of the prospectus as approved; and |
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(c) |
if requested by the [FCA], a translation of the summary of the prospectus. |
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(2) |
A document is not a certificate of approval unless it states that the prospectus - |
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has been drawn up in accordance with the prospectus directive; and |
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(b) |
has been approved, in accordance with that directive, by the competent authority providing the certificate. |
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(3) |
A document is not a certificate of approval unless it states whether (and, if so, why) the competent authority providing it authorised, in accordance with the prospectus directive, the omission from the prospectus of information which would otherwise have been required to be included. |
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3(3A) |
The competent authority must publish on its website a list of certificates of approval provided to it in accordance with this section. |
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3(3B) |
The list referred to in subsection (3A) must - |
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be kept up-to-date; |
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(b) |
retain items on it for a period of at least 12 months; and |
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(c) |
include hyperlinks to any certificate of approval and prospectus published on the website of - |
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(i) |
the competent authority of the EEA State which provided the certificate; |
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(ii) |
the issuer; or |
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(iii) |
the regulated market where admission to trading is sought. |
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(4) |
"Prospectus" includes a supplementary prospectus. |
Provision of information to host Member State |
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87I |
(1) |
The [FCA] must, if requested to do so, supply the competent authority of a specified EEA State with – |
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(a) |
a certificate of approval; |
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(b) |
a copy of the specified prospectus (as approved by the [FCA]); and |
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(c) |
a translation of the summary of the specified prospectus (if the request states that one has been requested by the other competent authority).2 |
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(1A)2 |
If the competent authority supplies a certificate of approval to the competent authority of the specified EEA State, it must also supply a copy of that certificate to - |
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the person who made the request under this section; and |
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(b) |
ESMA. |
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(2) |
Only the following may make a request under this section – |
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(a) |
the issuer of the transferable securities to which the specified prospectus relates; |
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(b) |
a person who wishes to offer the transferable securities to which the specified prospectus relates to the public in an EEA State other than (or as well as) the United Kingdom; |
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a person requesting the admission of the transferable securities to which the specified prospectus relates to a regulated market situated or operating in an EEA State other than (or as well as) the United Kingdom. |
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(3) |
A certificate of approval must state that the prospectus – |
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(a) |
has been drawn up in accordance with this Part and the prospectus directive; and |
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(b) |
has been approved, in accordance with those provisions, by the [FCA]. |
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(4) |
A certificate of approval must state whether (and, if so, why) the [FCA] authorised, in accordance with section 87B, the omission from the prospectus of information which would otherwise have been required to be included. |
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(5) |
The [FCA] must comply with a request under this section – |
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(a) |
if the prospectus has been approved before the request is made, within 3 working days beginning with the date the request is received2; or 2 |
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(b) |
if the request is submitted with an application for the approval of the prospectus, on the first working day after the date on which it approves the prospectus. |
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(6) |
“Prospectus” includes a supplementary prospectus. |
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(7) |
“Specified” means specified in a request made for the purposes of this section. |
This table belongs to BIPRU 3.7.1 R
[Note: BCD Annex II]
Category |
Item |
Percentage |
Full risk |
Guarantees having the character of credit substitutes Credit derivatives Acceptances Endorsements on bills not bearing the name of another credit institution Transactions with recourse Irrevocable standby letters of credit having the character of credit substitutes Assets purchased under outright forward purchase agreements Forward deposits The unpaid portion of partly-paid shares and securities Asset sale and repurchase agreements as defined in Article 12(3) and (5) of the Bank Accounts Directive Other items also carrying full risk |
100% |
Medium risk |
Documentary credits issued and confirmed (see also medium/low risk). Warranties and indemnities (including tender, performance, customs and tax bonds) and guarantees not having the character of credit substitutes. Irrevocable standby letters of credit not having the character of credit substitutes. Undrawn credit facilities (agreements to lend, purchase securities, provide guarantees or acceptance facilities) with an original maturity of more than one year. Note issuance facilities (NIFs) and revolving underwriting facilities (RUFs). |
50% |
Medium/low risk |
Documentary credits in which underlying shipment acts as collateral and other self-liquidating transactions. Undrawn credit facilities (agreements to lend, purchase securities, provide guarantees or acceptance facilities) with an original maturity of up to and including one year which may not be cancelled unconditionally at any time without notice or that do not effectively provide for automatic cancellation due to deterioration in a borrower's creditworthiness. |
20% |
Low risk |
Undrawn credit facilities (agreements to lend, purchase securities, provide guarantees or acceptance facilities) which may be cancelled unconditionally at any time without notice, or that do effectively provide for automatic cancellation due to deterioration in a borrower's creditworthiness. Retail credit lines may be considered as unconditionally cancellable if the terms permit the firm to cancel them to the full extent allowable under consumer protection and related legislation. |
0% |
Table : Simplified method of calculating risk weights
This table belongs to BIPRU 3.5.4 G.
Exposure class |
Exposure sub-class |
Risk weights |
Comments |
Central government |
Exposures to United Kingdom government or Bank of England in sterling |
0% |
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Exposures to United Kingdom government or Bank of England in the currency of another EEA State |
0% |
See Note 2. |
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Exposures to EEA State's central government or central bank in currency of that state |
0% |
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Exposures to EEA State's central government or central bank in the currency of another EEA State |
0% |
See Notes 2 and 3. |
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Exposures to central governments or central banks of certain countries outside the EEA in currency of that country |
See next column |
The risk weight is whatever it is under local law. See BIPRU 3.4.6 R for precise details. |
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Exposures to European Central Bank |
0% |
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Other exposures |
100% |
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Regional/local governments |
Exposures to the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly in sterling |
0% |
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Exposures to the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly in the currency of another EEA State |
0% |
See Note 2. |
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Exposures to EEA States' equivalent regional/local governments in currency of that state |
0% |
See BIPRU 3.4.17 R for details of type of local/regional government covered. |
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Exposures to EEA States' equivalent regional/local governments in the currency of another EEA State |
0% |
See BIPRU 3.4.17 R for details of type of local/regional government covered. See Notes 2 and 3. |
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Exposures to local or regional governments of certain countries outside the EEA in currency of that country |
0% |
See BIPRU 3.4.19 R for details of type of local/regional government covered. See Note 1. |
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Exposures to United Kingdom or EEA States' local/regional government in currency of that state if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less |
20% |
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Exposures to United Kingdom or EEA States' local/regional government in the currency of another EEA State if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less |
20% |
See Note 2. See Note 3 for local/regional government of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom |
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Exposures to local or regional governments of countries outside the EEA in currency of that country if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less |
20% |
See Note 1. |
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Other exposures |
100% |
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Exposures to a PSE of the United Kingdom or of an EEA State if that PSE is guaranteed by its central government and if the exposure is be in currency of that PSE's state. |
0% |
BIPRU 3.4.24 R describes the United KingdomPSEs covered and BIPRU 3.4.25 R describes the EEAPSEs covered. |
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Exposures to PSE of a country outside the EEA if that PSE is guaranteed by the country's central government and if the exposure is in currency of that country. |
0% |
See BIPRU 3.4.26 R and Note 1. |
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Exposures to a PSE of the United Kingdom or of an EEA State in currency of that state if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less |
20% |
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Exposures to a PSEof the United Kingdom or of an EEA State in the currency of another EEA State if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less |
20% |
See Notes 2 and 3. |
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Exposures to PSE of a country outside the EEA in currency of that country if the exposure has original effective maturity of 3 months or less |
20% |
See Note 1. |
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Other exposures |
100% |
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Exposures to multilateral development banks listed in paragraph (1) of the Glossary definition |
0% |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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Other exposures |
Various |
Treated as an institution |
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EU2, the International Monetary Fund and the Bank for International Settlements 2 |
0% |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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Exposures to United Kingdominstitution in sterling with original effective maturity of three months or less |
20% |
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Exposures to United Kingdominstitution in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of three months or less |
20% |
See Note 2. |
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Exposures to institution whose head office is in another EEA State in the currency of that state with original effective maturity of three months or less |
20% |
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Exposures to institution whose head office is in another EEA State in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of three months or less |
20% |
See Notes 2 and 3. |
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Exposures to institution with a head office in a country outside the EEA in the currency of that country with original effective maturity of three months or less |
20% |
See Note 1. |
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Exposures to United Kingdominstitution in sterling with original effective maturity of over three months |
50% |
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Exposures to United Kingdominstitution in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of over three months |
50% |
See Note 2. |
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Exposures to an EEAinstitution with a head office in another EEA State in the currency of that state with original effective maturity of over three 1months |
50% |
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Exposures to an EEAinstitution with a head office in another EEA State in the currency of another EEA State with original effective maturity of over three1 months |
50% |
See Notes 2 and 3. |
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Exposures to institution with a head office in a country outside the EEA in the currency of that country with original effective maturity of over three1 months |
50% |
See Note 1. |
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Other exposures |
100% |
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100% |
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75% |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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Mortgages on residential or commercial property |
Various |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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Past due items |
Various |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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High risk items |
150% |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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Various |
Risk weights are based on the risk weight of issuer as described in BIPRU 3.4.110 R. The risk weight of the issuer for this purpose should be calculated under the simplified approach. |
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Generally 1250%. May look through to underlying exposures if BIPRU 9 allows. |
Use the BIPRU 9rules for unrated exposures under the standardised approach |
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Short term exposures with rating |
See BIPRU 3.4.112 R. Not applicable as uses ECAI ratings. |
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May look through to underlying under BIPRU 3.4.123 R |
Various |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. May use simplified approach to underlying if simplified approach applies to underlying. |
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May use average risk weight under BIPRU 3.4.124 R |
Various |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. May use simplified approach to underlyings if simplified approach applies to underlying. |
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High risk under BIPRU 3.4.118 R |
150% |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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Others |
100% |
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Other items under BIPRU 3.2.9 R (16) |
Various |
Simplified approach does not apply. Normal rules apply. |
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Note 1: The risk weight should not be lower than the risk weight that applies for national currency exposures of the central government of the third country in question under BIPRU 3.5. That means that this risk weight only applies if the third country is one of those to which BIPRU 3.4.6 R (Preferential risk weight for exposures of the central government of countries outside the EEA that apply equivalent prudential standards) applies. |
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Note 2: This is a transitional measure. It lasts until 31 December 2012. |
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Note 3: The risk weight should not be lower than the risk weight that applies for exposures of the central government of the EEA State in question in the currency of another EEA State under BIPRU 3.5. |