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Delegated acts and regulatory technical standards concerning qualitative requirements

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Article number:  135

1.  The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 301a specifying qualitative requirements in the following areas:

(a) the identification, measurement, monitoring and managing of risks arising from investments in relation to the first subparagraph of Article 132(2);

(b) the identification, measurement, monitoring and managing of specific risks arising from investment in derivative instruments and assets referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 132(4) and the determination of the extent to which the use of such assets qualifies as risk reduction or efficient portfolio management as referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 132(4).

2.  The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 301a of this Directive supplementing this Directive by laying down the specifications for the circumstances under which a proportionate additional capital charge may be imposed when the requirements provided for in Articles 5 or 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 12 ) have been breached, without prejudice to Article 101(3) of this Directive.

3.  In order to ensure consistent harmonisation in relation to paragraph 2 of this Article, EIOPA shall, subject to Article 301b, develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify the methodologies for the calculation of a proportionate additional capital charge referred to therein.
The Commission is empowered to supplement this Directive by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in this paragraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010.

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RULEBOOK TOPIC:  SECTION 6 - Investments

RULEBOOK CATEGORY:  DIRECTIVE 138/2009/EC (SOLVENCY II DIRECTIVE)

Last update on:  03 May 2021