Royal Decree of 17 July 2012 on covering the operating costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the supervision of financial institutions and its resolution authority missions

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2012003211

17 JULY 2012. - [Royal Decree of 17 July 2012 on covering the operating costs of the National Bank of Belgium related to the supervision of financial institutions and its missions as a resolution authority, in implementation of articles 8, § 4, 12bis, § 4, and 12ter, § 2, of the law of 22 February 1998 fixing the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium] <AR 2026-03-11/05, art. 1, 006; In force: 03-01-2026> <AR 2015-07-05/05, art. 1, 004; In force: 01-01-2015> (NOTE: Consultation of versions prior to 01-08-2012 and updated as of 23-03-2026)

Source: Finances

Publication: 1 August 2012

Number: 2012003211

page: 45473

File number: 2012-07-17/06

Entry into force: 1 January 2012

This text modifies the following text:

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5 archived versions

3 implementing decrees

CHAPTER I. - General provisions
Art. 1, 1/1, 1/2, 1/3
CHAPTER II. - Covering the operating costs of the Bank related to the supervision of the insurance sector Art. 2-5 CHAPTER III. - Covering the operating costs of the Bank related to the supervision of the banking sector Art. 6-12 CHAPTER IV. - Covering the operating costs of the Bank related to the supervision of other sectors Art. 13-14, 14/1, 14/2, 14/3, 14/4, 14/5, 15 CHAPTER IV/1. [1 - Covering the operating costs of the Bank related to its missions as a resolution authority]1 Art. 15/1, 15/2, 15/3, 15/4, 15/5 CHAPTER IV/2. [1 Covering the operating costs related to the supervision of issuers of tokens referencing one or more assets, issuers of electronic money tokens and providers of services on crypto-assets]1 Art. 15/6, 15/7, 15/8, 15/9, 15/10 CHAPTER IV/3. [1 Covering the operating costs related to the supervision of providers of systemic importance financial messaging services]1 Art. 15/11 CHAPTER V. - Miscellaneous provisions Art. 16-21

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CHAPTER I. - General provisions

Article 1st.The operating costs of the National Bank of Belgium (hereinafter the Bank) related to the supervision of financial institutions are borne by said institutions in accordance with the provisions of this decree.
The Bank determines annually, for the contributing sectors referred to in Chapters II and III, the amount they are liable for to cover the operating costs related to the supervision of these sectors during the previous calendar year. The operating costs related to supervision include personnel costs, management costs, depreciation of tangible and intangible fixed assets, and other costs to be charged to the supervision of financial institutions. This allocation is made using a cost calculation application. The method applied by the Bank for calculating the actual annual operating costs per sector, as well as the sectoral contributions thus determined, are certified each year by the Bank's statutory auditor. The amounts are explained in the Bank's annual accounts. [1 In addition, the Bank's statutory auditor carries out, every three years, a control of these amounts in accordance with the international audit standards referred to in Article 26, paragraph 2, of Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC, and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC.]1 All nominal amounts indicated in this decree are adjusted on 31 December of each year to the evolution of the consumer price index. The reference index taken into consideration for this purpose is that relating to the month of December 2011. The impact of this evolution is certified each year by the Bank's statutory auditor.

(1)<AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 1, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

Art. 1/1.[1 The operating costs of the Bank related to its missions as a resolution authority are borne by the establishments subject to the legislation referred to in Article 12ter, § 1st, of the law of 22 February 1998 fixing the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium, in accordance with the provisions of this decree. The Bank determines each year the global amount that the establishments referred to in the first paragraph are liable for to cover the operating costs related to the Bank's missions as a resolution authority for the previous calendar year. These operating costs include personnel costs, management costs, depreciation of tangible and intangible fixed assets, and other costs to be charged to the Bank's missions as a resolution authority. This allocation is carried out using a cost calculation application. The method applied by the Bank for calculating the actual global annual operating costs, as well as the global contribution thus determined, are certified annually by the Bank's statutory auditor. The amounts are explained in the Bank's annual accounts.]1 [2 In addition, the Bank's statutory auditor carries out, every three years, a control of these amounts in accordance with the international audit standards referred to in Article 26, paragraph 2, of Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC, and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC.]2

(1)<Inserted by AR 2015-07-05/05, art. 2, 004; In force: 01-01-2015> (2)<AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 2, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

Art. 1/2.[1 If, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters II, III, IV or IV/1, the contribution obligation of an establishment referred to in Articles 1st or 1/1 begins or ends during the calendar year, the establishment concerned is only required to pay a contribution for that year on a pro-rata basis for the part of the year during which it effectively carries out activities. For each month of the calendar year during which the establishment carries out activities, a twelfth is charged to obtain the ratio applied to the distribution criteria determined in each chapter for the respective types of establishments.]1 [2 If the establishment ceases its activities during a calendar year, the calculation of the contribution described is based on the figures from the last quarterly report.]2

(1)<Inserted by AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 3, 005; In force: 04-08-2023> (2)<AR 2026-03-11/05, art. 2, 006; In force: 01-01-2026>

[Art.](#Art. 1/2.) 1/3. [1 If an establishment referred to in Articles 1st or 1/1 does not make the payment of the required contribution in accordance with Chapters II, III, IV or IV/1 and the corresponding debt proves to be definitively unrecoverable, in whole or in part, the amount concerned is added to the operating costs of the current calendar year. Definitive unrecoverability within the meaning of this decree designates the situation in which the General Administration for Collection and Recovery of the Federal Public Service Finances has closed the collection procedure for the mandatory contribution from the establishments concerned without obtaining full payment of the debt, or, if the debt is not recovered by the General Administration for Collection and Recovery of the Federal Public Service Finances and an insolvency or liquidation procedure has been opened against the establishment, the situation in which this procedure has been closed without obtaining full payment of the debt.]1

(1)<Inserted by AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 4, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

CHAPTER II. - Covering the operating costs of the Bank related to the supervision of the insurance sector

Art. 2.§ 1st. [1 Insurance and reinsurance companies established in Belgium pay annually to the Bank a common sectoral contribution covering the operating costs of the Bank for the supervision of the insurance sector during the previous calendar year as determined in accordance with Article 1st, paragraph 2.]1 § 2. The sectoral contribution referred to in § 1st is distributed as follows among the companies concerned:
1° All companies referred to in § 1st first pay a flat-rate contribution of 500 EUR; 2° [1 ...]1 3° The difference between the sectoral contribution fixed in § 1st and the total of the flat-rate contributions referred to [1 in point 1°]1 is distributed among the companies referred to in § 1st in proportion to their premiums or contributions as attested by their latest available annual accounts, and taking into account the following distinction:
a) for the operations of Belgian law companies: premiums or contributions are taken into account in their entirety, except those relating to reinsurance operations, which are taken into account to the extent of 30%; b) for operations in Belgium of agencies or branches established in Belgium of companies subject to the law of a Member State of the European Economic Area: premiums or contributions are taken into account to the extent of 30%. § 3. For the application of this article, premiums and contributions shall mean the algebraic sum of the amounts recorded under the items 'premiums written' (710.11, 720.11) and 'change in premiums outstanding' (710.12, 720.12) of Chapter II, Section II, I. - Detailed non-life technical account and II. - Detailed life technical account, of the annex to the Royal Decree of 17 November 1994 on the annual accounts of insurance companies. § 4. Insurance and reinsurance companies whose authorization has been withdrawn or revoked or which renounce it, remain liable for contributions as long as, after the withdrawal, revocation or renunciation, they remain subject to the supervision of the Bank in accordance with Article [1 545 of the law of 13 March 2016 on the status and supervision of insurance or reinsurance companies]1. § 5. Each year, the Bank informs the companies referred to in § 1st, no later than 1 September, of the amount they are liable for under this article. The companies in question pay these contributions no later than 30 September of the same year.

(1)<AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 5, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

Art. 3.
<Abrogated by AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 6, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

Art. 4.
<Abrogated by AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 7, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

Art. 5.The Bank may charge a company referred to in Article 2, § 1st, with exceptional supervision costs and charges that it had to incur under [1 articles 304, paragraph 2, and 310, § 1st, of the law of 13 March 2016 on the status and supervision of insurance or reinsurance companies]1 or for the reprocessing of information transmitted by supervised companies in a non-standardized format. The method applied by the Bank for calculating the contributions referred to in paragraph 1, as well as the contributions thus determined, are certified by the Bank's statutory auditor. The contributions due under this article are paid within the month following the payment invitation made by the Bank.

(1)<AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 8, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

CHAPTER III. - Covering the operating costs of the Bank related to the supervision of the banking sector

Art. 6.[1 Credit institutions and investment companies with stock exchange company status, established in Belgium, pay annually to the Bank a common sectoral contribution covering the operating costs of the Bank for the supervision of the credit institution and stock exchange company investment sector during the previous calendar year as determined in accordance with Article 1st, paragraph 2.]1

(1)<AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 6, 005; In force: 04-08-2023>

[Art. 7].§ 1. The sectoral contribution referred to in Article 6 is distributed as follows among the undertakings referred to in that Article 6:
1° All undertakings referred to in Article 6 first pay a fixed contribution of EUR 2,000; 2° The undertakings referred to in Article 6 [2] which, in accordance with Article 12 of Annex IV of the Law of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions, are qualified as domestic systemically important institutions ('Domestic SII') or global systemically important institutions ('Global SII') [2] then pay an additional fixed contribution of EUR 50,000. This contribution increases to EUR 100,000 for the undertakings referred to in Article 6 [2] which are qualified as Domestic SII or Global SII [2] and whose total assets exceed EUR 50 billion on a consolidated basis. This contribution increases to EUR 300,000 for the undertakings referred to in Article 6 [2] which are qualified as Domestic SII or Global SII [2] and whose total assets exceed EUR 100 billion on a consolidated basis; 3° The difference between the sectoral contribution referred to in Article 6 and the total of the fixed contributions referred to in points 1° and 2° above is distributed among the undertakings referred to in Article 6 in accordance with § 2.

§ 2. Half of the difference referred to in § 1, 3°, is distributed among all credit institutions and investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies in proportion to [2] their respective capital requirements [2] and taking into account the following distinction:

the part of the capital [2] ... [2] requirement reaching EUR 300,000,000.00 is taken into account in full;
the part of the capital [2] ... [2] requirement from EUR 300,000,000.00 to EUR 1,500,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of three quarters;
the part of the capital [2] ... [2] requirement from EUR 1,500,000,000.00 to EUR 3,000,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of half;
the part of the capital [2] ... [2] requirement exceeding EUR 3,000,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of a quarter.

[2] [3] For credit institutions, the amount of regulatory capital taken into consideration corresponds to the higher of the following two amounts:

8% of the total risk exposure amount, or
3% of the total exposure measure of the leverage ratio.
The total risk exposure amount and the total exposure measure of the leverage ratio are calculated in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 [3].
The capital requirement of investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies is the highest of the capital requirements as determined in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on prudential requirements applicable to investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/2014.

[3] The relevant requirements are based on the situation on 31 December of the preceding calendar year or on the date of closure of the financial year of the establishment during that same calendar year [3].
If an establishment referred to in Article 6 and authorized in Belgium is not subject to capital requirements on an individual basis but prudential capital requirements are imposed at a higher consolidated level, the ratio between the total assets of the establishment concerned and the consolidated total assets of its parent company is calculated and this ratio is applied to the consolidated capital requirement applicable. The result of this calculation is taken as the basis for determining the part of the contribution of that establishment calculated pro rata to the capital requirements [2].

A quarter of the difference referred to in § 1, 3°, is distributed among all credit institutions and investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies in proportion to their positive gross income as at 31 December of the preceding year [3] or on the date of the preceding calendar year on which the establishment closed its financial year [3] and realized during the previous twelve months, and taking into account the following distinction:

the part of the income reaching EUR 150,000,000.00 is taken into account in full;
the part of the income from EUR 150,000,000.00 to EUR 300,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of three quarters;
the part of the income from EUR 300,000,000.00 to EUR 600,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of half;
the part of the income from EUR 600,000,000.00 to EUR 1,200,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of a quarter;
the part of the income exceeding EUR 1,200,000,000.00 is not taken into account.

By gross income of credit institutions is meant, the banking income, less the interest result as established on the basis of the periodic statements transmitted to the Bank.

By gross income of investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies and branches of investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies subject to the law of another Member State of the European Economic Area is meant, the total operating income, less the interest result insofar as it is included in the operating income and increased by the income from financial fixed assets as established on the basis of the periodic statements transmitted to the Bank.

The contributions borne by credit institutions and investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies subject to the law of another Member State of the European Economic Area are, for the application of the three preceding paragraphs, determined on the basis of one third of the amount of positive gross income.

A quarter of the difference referred to in § 1, 3°, is distributed among all credit institutions and investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies in proportion to their total assets as at 31 December of the preceding year [3] or on the date of the preceding calendar year on which the establishment closed its financial year [3], and taking into account the following distinction:

the part of the total assets reaching EUR 7,500,000,000.00 is taken into account in full;
the part of the total assets from EUR 7,500,000,000.00 to EUR 15,000,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of three quarters;
the part of the total assets from EUR 15,000,000,000.00 to EUR 30,000,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of half;
the part of the total assets from EUR 30,000,000,000.00 to EUR 75,000,000,000.00 is taken into account to the extent of a quarter;
the part of the total assets exceeding EUR 75,000,000,000.00 is not taken into account.

The contributions borne by credit institutions and investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies subject to the law of another Member State of the European Economic Area are, for the application of the preceding paragraph, determined on the basis of one third of their total assets.

[3] § 3. To the extent that a credit institution subsequently makes corrections to the figures relating to capital requirements, gross income and total assets as established at the dates mentioned in paragraph 2, only the corrections made up to 15 June of the calendar year in which the contributions for the preceding calendar year are calculated are taken into account for the calculation of the contributions to operating costs [3].

(1)AR 2015-07-05/05, art. 3, 004; En vigueur : 24-07-2015 (2)AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 10, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023 (3)AR 2026-03-11/05, art. 3, 006; En vigueur : 01-01-2026

[Art. 8].Credit institutions and investment firms with the status of stock exchange companies whose authorization has been withdrawn or revoked remain liable for the contributions as long as, after the aforementioned withdrawal or revocation, they remain subject to the supervision of the Bank in accordance with the [1] Article 238 of the Law of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions [1] or to [2] Article 207 of the Law of 20 July 2022 on the status and supervision of stock exchange companies and containing various provisions [2].

(1)AR 2015-07-05/05, art. 4, 004; En vigueur : 24-07-2015 (2)AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 11, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023

[Art. 9].Each year, the Bank informs the undertakings referred to in Article 6, no later than 1 September, of the amount they are liable for under Article 7.
The undertakings in question pay these contributions no later than 30 September of the same year.

[Art. 10].
<Abrogé par AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 12, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023>

[Art. 11].
<Abrogé par AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 13, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023>

[Art. 12].The Bank may charge an undertaking referred to in Article 6 with exceptional supervision costs and charges that it had to incur under the [1] Articles 135, paragraph 2, 2° and 3°, and 140, paragraph 1, of the Law of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions [1], [2] under Articles 121, paragraph 2, 2° and 3°, and 129, paragraph 1, of the Law of 20 July 2022 on the status and supervision of stock exchange companies and containing various provisions [2] or for the reprocessing of information transmitted by supervised undertakings in a non-standardized format. The method applied by the Bank for the calculation of the contributions referred to in paragraph 1, as well as the contributions thus determined, are certified by the Bank's external auditor. The contributions due under this Article are paid within one month following the payment invitation made by the Bank.

(1)AR 2015-07-05/05, art. 5, 004; En vigueur : 24-07-2015 (2)AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 14, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023

CHAPTER IV. - Coverage of the Bank's operating costs related to the supervision of other sectors

[Art. 13].§ 1. [2] Central counterparties established in Belgium that hold an authorization under Article 36/25, § 2, of the Law of 22 February 1998 on the organic status of the National Bank of Belgium pay an annual contribution of EUR 200,000.
This contribution is not due by central counterparties that are liable for a contribution of at least EUR 200,000 to the Bank under Chapter III of this Decree [2].

§ 2. [2] Central securities depositories established in Belgium that hold an authorization under Article 36/26/1, § 1, of the Law of 22 February 1998 on the organic status of the National Bank of Belgium pay an annual contribution of EUR 200,000.
Establishments established in Belgium that provide support to a central securities depository and that hold an authorization under Article 36/26/1, § 4 and § 5, of the Law of 22 February 1998 on the organic status of the National Bank of Belgium pay an annual contribution of EUR 200,000.
The contribution fixed by paragraphs 1 and 2 is not due by central securities depositories and establishments providing support that are liable for a contribution of at least EUR 200,000 to the Bank under Chapter III.
Branches established in Belgium of foreign establishments that provide support to a central securities depository and that are subject to the supervision of the Bank pay an annual contribution of EUR 200,000 [2].

§ 3. The undertakings referred to in §§ 1 and 2 which, in accordance with Article 36/3, § 2, of the Law of 22 February 1998 on the organic status of the National Bank of Belgium, are considered [1] by the Bank [1] as having a systemic character pay an additional fixed contribution of EUR 100,000. [2] If, within the same group, several establishments within the meaning of §§ 1 and 2 are considered as having a systemic character, only one of these establishments must pay the additional fixed contribution [2]. This contribution is not due by the undertakings referred to in §§ 1 and 2 that are considered as having a systemic character and that are part of a group in which there is a credit institution or an investment firm with the status of a stock exchange company [2] that pays a fixed contribution within the meaning of Article 7, § 1, 2° [2].

§ 4. Each year, the Bank informs the establishments referred to in §§ 1 to 3, no later than 1 September, of the amount they are liable for under this Article. The establishments in question pay these contributions no later than 30 September of the same year.

§ 5. The Bank may charge an establishment referred to in §§ 1 to 3 with exceptional costs that it had to incur for the supervision referred to in Chapter IV/2 of the Law of 22 February 1998 on the organic status of the National Bank of Belgium. The method applied by the Bank for the calculation of the contributions referred to in this paragraph, as well as the contributions thus determined, are certified by the external auditor of the Bank. The contributions due under this paragraph are paid within one month following the payment invitation made by the Bank.

(1)AR 2013-12-21/15, art. 1, 003; En vigueur : 30-12-2013 (2)AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 15, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023

[Art. 14].[[1] § 1. Payment institutions and electronic money institutions established in Belgium and referred to respectively in Article 8, § 1, 1°, and Article 166, § 1, 1°, of the Law of 11 March 2018 on the status and supervision of payment institutions and electronic money institutions, on access to the activity of payment service providers, and on the activity of electronic money issuance, and on access to payment systems, with the exception of those referred to in Article 14/1, pay an annual fixed contribution of EUR 10,000. The establishments referred to in paragraph 1 also pay an annual variable contribution of 0.5% of their own funds. For the application of paragraph 2, the own funds taken into consideration are those relating to the situation on 31 December of the preceding year in accordance, for payment institutions, with Article 9 of the Bank's Regulation of 10 April 2018 on the own funds of payment institutions, and, for electronic money institutions, with Article 6 of the Bank's Regulation of 2 October 2018 concerning the own funds of electronic money institutions and the placement of funds received in exchange for electronic money issued. The establishments referred to in paragraph 1 pay an annual contribution of EUR 10 per agent to which they resort in Belgium and in the EEA.

§ 2. When the Bank grants an authorization within the meaning of Article 12 or Article 169 of the aforementioned Law of 11 March 2018 to the establishments referred to in paragraph 1, it requests, following this authorization, the payment of a contribution of EUR 5,000 [1].

(1)AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 16, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023

[Art. 14/1].[[1] § 1. Payment institutions established in Belgium and referred to in Article 8, § 1, 1°, of the Law of 11 March 2018 on the status and supervision of payment institutions and electronic money institutions, on access to the activity of payment service providers, and on the activity of electronic money issuance and on access to payment systems, which exclusively offer payment initiation services or payment initiation and account information services, pay an annual fixed contribution of EUR 10,000. The fixed contribution referred to in paragraph 1 is increased by an annual variable contribution of 0.10% on the amount of the minimum professional liability insurance referred to in Article 18 of the Law of 11 March 2018, calculated on the basis of the guidelines established by the European Banking Authority under Article 5, paragraph 4, of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC. The establishments referred to in paragraph 1 pay an annual contribution of EUR 10 per agent to which they resort in Belgium and in the EEA.

§ 2. When the Bank grants an authorization within the meaning of Article 12 to the establishments referred to in paragraph 1, it requests, following this authorization, the payment of a contribution of EUR 5,000 [1].

(1)Inserted by AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 1, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023

[Art. 14/2].[[1] Limited payment institutions and limited electronic money institutions referred to respectively in Article 8, § 1, 2°, a), and Article 166, § 1, 2°, of the Law of 11 March 2018 on the status and supervision of payment institutions and electronic money institutions, on access to the activity of payment service providers, and on the activity of electronic money issuance, and on access to payment systems, pay an annual contribution of EUR 2,500. The establishments referred to in paragraph 1 pay an annual contribution of EUR 10 per agent to which they resort in Belgium [1].

(1)Inserted by AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 16, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023

[Art. 14/2.) 14/3.][1] Payment institutions established in Belgium and offering account aggregation services referred to in Article 8, § 1, 2°, b), of the Law of 11 March 2018 on the status and supervision of payment institutions and electronic money institutions, on access to the activity of payment service providers, and on the activity of electronic money issuance and access to payment systems, pay an annual contribution of 2,500 EUR. Payment institutions referred to in the first paragraph pay an annual contribution of 10 EUR per agent to which they resort in Belgium and in the EEA.[1]

(1)Inserted by Royal Decree 2023-04-25/10, art. 16, 005; Effective: 04-08-2023>

[Art. 14/3.) 14/4.][1] § 1. Branches established in Belgium of payment institutions and electronic money institutions subject to the law of another EEA Member State and referred to respectively in Article 120 and Article 218 of the Law of 11 March 2018 on the status and supervision of payment institutions and electronic money institutions, on access to the activity of payment service providers, and on the activity of electronic money issuance and access to payment systems, pay an annual contribution of 2,500 EUR. § 2. Payment institutions and electronic money institutions subject to the law of another EEA Member State and exercising activities in Belgium through agents pay an annual contribution of 10 EUR per agent to which they resort in Belgium, with a minimum total annual contribution of 500 EUR.[1]

(1)Inserted by Royal Decree 2023-04-25/10, art. 16, 005; Effective: 04-08-2023>

[Art. 14/4.) 14/5.][1] The Bank annually notifies the institutions, no later than 1 September, of the amount they owe in accordance with Articles 14 to 14/4. The concerned institutions pay these amounts no later than 30 September of the same year.[1]

(1)Inserted by Royal Decree 2023-04-25/10, art. 16, 005; Effective: 04-08-2023>

[Art. 14/5.) 15. Mutual guarantee societies defined in Article 57 of the Law of 10 February 1998 on the promotion of independent business pay an annual contribution amounting to 0.3% of the premiums received the previous year, with a minimum of 350 EUR and a maximum of 3,500 EUR.
Each year, the Bank informs the institutions referred to in the first paragraph, no later than 1 September, of the amount they owe under this article. The institutions in question pay these contributions no later than 30 September of the same year.

[CHAPTER IV/1.][1] - Coverage of the Bank's operating costs related to its missions as a resolution authority[1]

(1)Inserted by Royal Decree 2015-07-05/05, art. 6, 004; Effective: 01-01-2015>

[Art. 15] 15/1.[[1][2] Institutions established in Belgium [[2][2] for which the Bank intervenes in its capacity as a resolution authority pursuant to Article 12ter, § 1, of the Law of 22 February 1998 establishing the organic status of the National Bank of Belgium pay each year [[2][2] a contribution to the Bank which [[2][2] [[2][2] covers the][2] actual operating costs of the Bank determined in accordance with Article 1/1, paragraph 2, relating to the Bank's missions as a resolution authority for the previous calendar year. [[2][2] The following institutions are not required to pay a contribution under this chapter:

financial companies and mixed financial companies that include a credit institution or an investment company under stock exchange company status liable for a contribution under this chapter;
investment holding companies that include an investment company under stock exchange company status liable for a contribution under this chapter;
financial institutions referred to in Article 424, 4°, of the Law of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions;
significant branches as defined in Article 159 of the Law of 25 April 2015 on the status and supervision of credit institutions, which are established in other EEA States.[[2][2]].][1]

(1)Inserted by Royal Decree 2015-07-05/05, art. 6, 004; Effective: 01-01-2015> (2)<AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 17, 005; Effective: 04-08-2023>

[Art. 15/1) 15/2.][[1][2] The contribution[[2] referred to in Article 15/1, first paragraph, is distributed among the institutions referred to in Article 15/1, in accordance with the criteria and weighting provided for in Article 7, § 2.][1]

(1)Inserted by Royal Decree 2015-07-05/05, art. 6, 004; Effective: 01-01-2015> (2)<AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 18, 005; Effective: 04-08-2023>

[Art. 15/2) 15/3.][1] Each year, the Bank informs the institutions referred to in Article 15/1, no later than 1 September, of the amount they owe under Article 15/2.
The institutions in question pay these contributions no later than 30 September of the same year.[1]

(1)Inserted by Royal Decree 2015-07-05/05, art. 6, 004; Effective: 01-01-2015>

[Art. 15/3) 15/4.
<Abrogé par AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 19, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023>

[Art. 15/4) 15/5.
<Abrogé par AR 2023-04-25/10, art. 19, 005; En vigueur : 04-08-2023>

[CHAPTER IV/2.][1] Coverage of operating costs related to the supervision of issuers of tokens referencing one or more assets, electronic money token issuers, and crypto-asset service providers[1]