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The regulation establishes the allocation of credit assessments from external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps ranging from 0 to 6. It mandates that specific rating scales issued by designated institutions, such as A.M. Best, Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings, be mapped to these steps as detailed in the Annex. This requirement applies to all Member States and is directly applicable within the European Union.
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1800 of 11 October 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Consolidated text: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1800 of 11 October 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1800 of 11 October 2016 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1800
of 11 October 2016
laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
(OJ L 275 12.10.2016, p. 19)
Amended by:
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1800
of 11 October 2016
laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
The allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps shall be that set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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ANNEX
Allocation of credit assessments of external credit assessment institutions to an objective scale of credit quality steps
Credit quality step
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
A.M. Best (EU) Rating Services B.V.
Long-term issuer credit ratings scale
aaa
aa, aa-
a+, a, a-
bbb+, bbb, bbb-
bb+, bb, bb-
b+, b, b-
ccc+, ccc, ccc-, cc, c, d, e, f, s
Long-term issue ratings scale
aaa
aa, aa-
a+, a, a-
bbb+, bbb, bbb-
bb+, bb, bb-
b+, b, b-
ccc+, ccc, ccc-, cc, c, d, s
Financial strength ratings scale
A++
A+
A, A-
B++, B+
B, B-
C++, C+
C, C-, D, E, F, S
Short-term issuer ratings scale
AMB-1+
AMB-1-
AMB-2,
AMB-3
AMB- 4, d, e, f, s
Short-term issue ratings scale
AMB-1+
AMB-1-
AMB-2,
AMB-3
AMB- 4, d, s
ARC Ratings S.A.
Medium and long-term issuers rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Medium and long-term issue rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Insurance Financial Strength Rating Criteria scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Short-term issuers rating scale
A-1+
A-1
A-2, A-3
B, C, D
Short-term issue rating scale
A-1+
A-1
A-2, A-3
B, C, D
ASSEKURATA Assekuranz Rating-Agentur GmbH
Long-term credit rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC/C, D
Short-term corporate rating scale
A++
A
B, C, D
Banque de France
Global ANACOT long-term issuer credit rating scale
1+
1, 1-
2+, 2, 2-
3+, 3, 3-, 4+, 4, 4-, 5+
5, 5-, 6+, 6, 6-
7, 8, P
BCRA – Credit Rating Agency AD
Global long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Global short-term rating scale
A-1+
A-1
A-2, A-3
B, C, D
Pension-insurance company long-term scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Pension-insurance company short-term scale
A-1+
A-1
A-2, A-3
B, C, D
Pension fund long-term scale
AAA pf
AA pf
A pf
BBB pf
BB pf
B pf
C pf
Capital Intelligence Ratings Ltd
International long-term issuer rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
C, RS, SD, D
International long-term issue rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
International long-term insurer financial strength rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
C, RS, SD, D
International short-term issuer rating scale
A1+
A1
A2, A3
B, C, RS, SD, D
International short-term issue rating scale
A1+
A1
A2, A3
B, C, D
International short-term insurer financial strength rating scale
A1+
A1
A2, A3
B, C, RS, SD, D
Cerved Rating Agency S.p.A.
Corporate long-term rating scale
A1.1
A1.2, A1.3
A2.1, A2.2, A3.1
B1.1, B1.2
B2.1, B2.2
C1.1
C1.2, C2.1
Corporate short-term rating scale
S-1
S-2
S-3
V-1, R-1
Creditreform Rating AG
Long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
C, SD, D
Long-term issue rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
C, D
Short-term rating scale
L1
L2
L3
NEL, D
CRIF Ratings S.r.l.
Long-term issuer rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D1S, D
Long-term issue rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, DS
SME rating scale
SME1
SME2
SME3
SME4
SME5, SME6
SME7, SME8
Short-term issuer rating scale
IG-1
IG-2
SIG-1, SIG-2, SIG-3, SIG-4
Short-term issue rating scale
IG-1
IG-2
SIG-1, SIG-2, SIG-3, SIG-4
DBRS Ratings GmbH
Long-term obligations rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Commercial paper and short-term debt rating scale
R-1 H, R-1 M
R-1 L
R-2, R-3
R-4, R-5, D
Financial Strength rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, R
Expected loss rating scale
AAA(el)
AA(el)
A(el)
BBB(el)
BB(el)
B(el)
CCC(el), CC(el), C(el)
Egan-Jones Ratings Co.
Long-term credit rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Short-term credit rating scale
A-1+
A-1
A-2
A-3, B, C, D
EthiFinance S.L. (formerly Axesor Risk Management S.L.)
Global long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Global short-term rating scale
EF1+
EF1, EF2
EF3, EF4, EF5
EuroRating Sp. z o.o.
Global long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited
Long-term issuer default ratings scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, RD, D
Corporate finance obligations – Long-term ratings scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C
Long-term international Insurer Financial Strength rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C
Derivative counterparty ratings scale
AAA dcr
AA dcr
A dcr
BBB dcr
BB dcr
B dcr
CCC dcr, CC dcr, C dcr, RD dcr, R dcr
Short-term rating scale
F1+
F1
F2, F3
B, C, RD, D
Short-term IFS rating scale
F1+
F1
F2, F3
B, C
GBB-Rating Gesellschaft für Bonitätsbeurteilung GmbH
Global long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
HR Ratings de México, S.A. de C.V.
Global long-term rating scale
HR AAA(G)
HR AA(G)
HR A(G)
HR BBB(G)
HR BB(G)
HR B(G)
HR C(G)/HR D(G)
Global short-term rating scale
HR+1(G)
HR1(G)
HR2(G)
HR3(G)
HR4(G), HR5(G), HR D(G)
ICAP CRIF S.A. (previously ICAP S.A.)
Global long-term issuer rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B, CCC
CC, C, D
Global long-term issue rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B, CCC
CC, C, D
INBONIS SA
Long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd
Long-term issuer rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, LD, D
Long-term issue rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Short-term issuer rating scale
J-1+
J-1
J-2
J-3, NJ, LD, D
Short-term issue credit rating scale
J-1+
J-1
J-2
J-3, NJ, D
Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe
Long-term credit rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Short-term credit rating scale
K1+
K1
K2, K3
B, C, D
Insurance Financial Strength rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
modeFinance S.r.l.
Global long-term rating scale
A1
A2
A3
B1
B2
B3
C1, C2, C3, D
Moody’s Investors Service
Global long-term rating scale
Aaa
Aa
A
Baa
Ba
B
Caa, Ca, C
Global short-term rating scale
P-1
P-2
P-3
NP
Nordic Credit Rating AS
Long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D, SD
Short-term rating scale
N1
N2
N3
N4, N5, N6
Scope Ratings GmbH
Long-term rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D/SD
Short-term rating scale
S-1+
S-1
S-2
S-3, S-4, D/SD
S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited
Long-term issuer credit rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, R, SD/D
Long-term issue credit rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, C, D
Insurer financial strength rating scale
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, SD/D, R
Long-term Financial Institution Resolution Counterparty Ratings
AAA
AA
A
BBB
BB
B
CCC, CC, SD, D
Mid-Market Evaluation rating scale
MM1
MM2
MM3, MM4
MM5, MM6
MM7, MM8, MMD
Short-term issuer credit rating scale
A-1+
A-1
A-2, A-3
B, C, R, SD/D
Short-term issue credit rating scale
A-1+
A-1
A-2, A-3
B, C, D
Short-term Financial Institution Resolution Counterparty Ratings
A-1+
A-1
A-2, A-3
B, C, SD/D
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