Circular NBB_2021_001 - Modification of Schema A, Book I

NBB_2021_001 – 12 January 2021 Circular – Page 1/2 boulevard de Berlaimont 14 – BE-1000 Brussels tel. +32 2 221 54 65 company number: 0203.201.340 RPM Brussels www.bnb.be

Circular
Brussels, 12 January 2021
Reference: NBB_2021_001 your correspondents:
Pieter-Jan Janssens tel. +32 2 221 20 23 pieterjan.janssens@nbb.be Mark Creemers tel. +32 2 221 55 58 mark.creemers@nbb.be

Modification of Schema A, Book I

Scope

• Belgian credit institutions
• Branches established in Belgium of credit institutions subject to the law of another Member State/EEA country
• Branches established in Belgium of credit institutions subject to the law of a third country

Summary/Objectives
This circular aims to modify Schema A, Book I resulting from new statistical reporting obligations of the Bank for International Settlements, and certain modifications desired by the National Bank of Belgium to simplify the reporting of Schema A.

Madam, Sir,

Due to the new statistical requirements of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the National Bank of Belgium ("the Bank") has modified certain supplementary description tables of Schema A, Book I in order to fulfill its international statistical obligations. Furthermore, the Bank wishes to take this opportunity to simplify certain reporting procedures for Schema A to simplify the reporting of Schema A.

This circular, accompanied by its annexes, modifies the current version of Schema A, Book I. The following sections of the circular specify the specific modifications as well as their respective effective dates.

Circular – Page 2/2 NBB_2021_001 – 12 January 2021

1. Modifications of Schema A resulting from the new statistical requirements of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
   The following tables and their instructions are adapted as follows:
   – table 43.03: Breakdown of claims and liabilities by country; – table 43.33: Claims and liabilities on or with the parent company, branches, subsidiaries and sister companies; – table 43.80: Distribution of assets and liabilities by country.

The reporting frequency of these tables remains unchanged. The ultimate reporting deadline also remains unchanged, except for table 43.80 on a consolidated basis, where it is reduced from 2.5 months to 60 calendar days. The adapted reporting will begin from the reference date at the end of August 2021 for tables 43.03 and 43.33 and from the reference date at the end of September 2021 for table 43.80.

2. Other modifications
   The Bank also decides to make certain modifications to Schema A to simplify reporting, in particular:
   – the reporting frequency applicable to table 03.30. At the beginning of 2021, the table will be subject to quarterly reporting (instead of a monthly reporting frequency). The first reporting period will therefore be the end of March 2021. For the reference period of January 2021, there should no longer be monthly reporting. The ultimate reporting deadline remains unchanged; – table 80.90 becomes due from the reference period of July 2021 for Belgian credit institutions and branches of EEA establishments in Belgium. As for branches subject to the law of a third country, they are required to continue to fill in table 80.90.

The annexes of this circular replace the supplementary description tables and corresponding instructions published in the current version of Schema A.
A copy of this circular is sent to the auditor(s), approved auditor(s) of your establishment.

Please accept, Madam, Sir, the assurance of my distinguished consideration.

Pierre Wunsch
Governor

Annexes: 3