Assessment of booking arrangements

Competent authorities should assess whether the TCB has an adequate framework for managing and recording assets and liabilities booked or originated in the Member State, including off-balance sheet items. Competent authorities shall verify that the TCB’s framework includes a registry book that adequately documents all assets and liabilities booked or originated by the branch in line with Regulatory Technical Standards in accordance with Article 48h(4) of Directive 2013/36/EU and a policy in compliance with Article 48h of Directive 2013/36/EU.

Competent authorities should assess whether the activities performed by the TCB, its assets and liabilities booked or originated, or other hedging arrangements identified in the registry book are in line with the TCB’s policy on booking arrangements and its business strategy.

Competent authorities should assess whether the TCB manages assets and liabilities autonomously. They should consider whether the TCB demonstrates independence in accepting new activities, including through the enforcement of a risk appetite agreed by the branch management. They should consider whether the TCB has sufficient controls and reporting to independently understand and act upon the risks of actual or prospective activities. They should take into account whether the TCB’s framework adequately addresses both the prudential risks of the booked activities in so far as they impact the branch’s capital and liquidity risk profile, and AML/CFT risks.

Where the TCB originates assets and liabilities for other branches or subsidiaries of the same group, competent authorities should assess whether any particular risks arise from these arrangements including operational vulnerabilities and legal constraints.