2022-07-01
The Governor of the Bank of France issued Decision No 2022-03 to amend the regulatory framework governing the implementation of monetary policy and intraday credit operations. The decision updates definitions, aligns procedural rules for open market operations with ECB guidelines, and introduces specific eligibility criteria for sustainable development-linked bonds and legacy covered bonds backed by asset-backed securities. It also establishes new verification procedures for asset-backed securities used as collateral and clarifies access conditions for marginal lending and deposit facilities.