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2026-08-25Publication concerning Wise Europe SA under the Anti-Money Laundering Act
2026-08-25National Bank of Belgium decision concerning Wise Europe SA regarding money laundering compliance
2026-06-252026 Q3 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 1.25%
2026-06-08Framework of permitted services for depositary banks
2026-04-02Submission of the register of information required by DORA
2026-04-02Reporting of major ICT-related incidents and voluntary notification of significant cyber threats under DORA
2026-03-112026 Q2: Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 April 2026): 1.25 %
2026-02-03Act of 22 February 1998 establishing the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium
2026-02-03Act of 22 February 1998 establishing the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium
2025-12-09Circular NBB_2025_20 / Supplementary Provision in Life and Work Accident Insurance
2025-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital buffers on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2025)
2025-11-202026 Q1 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 1.25%
2025-11-13Royal Decree of 30 October 2025 approving the National Bank of Belgium Regulation of 1 October 2025 on the countercyclical tier 1 core capital conservation buffer rate and the systemic risk buffer for residential real estate exposures
2025-09-26Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate for 2025Q4: 1.0 %
2025-09-14Ministerial Order of 4 September 2025 setting the maximum reference interest rate for long-term life insurance operations
2025-08-19Diversity - Summary of Belgian results for the EBA’s benchmarking exercise on diversity practices and the gender pay gap
2025-06-25Circular NBB_2025_09 / Internal Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA)
2025-06-232025 Q3: Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 July 2025): 1.0%
2025-06-17NBB Circular NBB_2025_08: Prudential Expectations of the National Bank of Belgium Regarding the Governance System for the Insurance and Reinsurance Sector
2025-06-10Guidelines of the European Supervisory Authorities on MiCAR and the expectations of the National Bank of Belgium
2025-04-10Circular NBB_2025_06 on the Valuation of Mortgage Loans under Solvency II
2025-04-02Digitisation of Qualifying Holding Forms and New Validation Method for QLF and Fit & Proper Forms
2025-03-272025 Q2 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 1.0%
2025-02-19Communication NBB_2025_01 / Annex 1 to Circular NBB_2017_10 on Insurance Creditors' Privileges, Permanent Inventories and Summary Statement of Permanent Inventories - ERRATUM
2024-12-132025 Q1: Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 January 2025): 1.0%
2024-12-11Results of the horizontal supervisory review of compliance by credit institutions with their obligations regarding targeted financial sanctions in the context of domestic transactions
2024-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital buffers on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2024)
2024-11-25Circular NBB_2024_17 / EBA Guidelines on crisis management
2024-10-29Fit & Proper – Prudential expectations arising from the Act of 22 April 2019 introducing a banker’s oath and disciplinary regime
2024-10-14External channel for reporting of breaches of the legislation supervised by the NBB
2024-10-03NBB Circular 2024_14 / ESMA Guidelines on the resolution of central counterparties
2024-10-01Communication NBB_2024_10 on qualifying holdings in financial institutions
2024-09-172024 Q4 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate
2024-06-192024 Q3 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 1.0%
2024-04-24Royal Decree of 28 March 2024 amending various decrees regarding the procedure before the Council of State to integrate the possibility of using electronic procedure
2024-04-03Royal Decree of 29 February 2024 implementing the Law of 23 November 2023 on the Guarantee Fund for Financial Services
2024-03-282024 Q2 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 1.0%
2024-03-26Guidelines on recovery plans
2024-03-26Guidelines on simplified obligations for recovery plans
2024-03-12New governance manual for stockbroking firms
2024-01-17NBB cross-sectional analysis of remuneration policies and practices of credit institutions – findings and recommendations
2023-12-19Circular NBB_2023_17 / Reporting obligations concerning interest rate risk and credit spread risk in the banking book
2023-12-12Reporting to the Bank of Pillar 3 disclosures on environmental, social and governance-related (ESG) risks pursuant to EBA Decision EBA/DC/498
2023-12-05Circular on the procedure for foreign credit institutions to open a representative office in Belgium and ongoing reporting obligations
2023-12-05Practical guidance on the licensing of credit institutions under Belgian law
2023-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital buffers on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2023)
2023-11-14Circular NBB_2023_09: Inspection Scope and Procedures
2023-10-10Horizontal analysis of transactions carried out through tied agents of payment institutions
2023-10-012023 Q4 Quarterly Decision on Countercyclical Buffer Rate
2023-07-012023 Q3 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 0%
2023-05-16Communication regarding the new EMIR reporting standards
2023-05-10Royal Decree of 1 May 2023 Approving the Regulation of the National Bank of Belgium of 24 January 2023 on a Tier 1 Common Equity Capital Buffer for Systemic Risk Related to Retail Exposures Secured by Residential Real Estate Located in Belgium
2023-04-11Circular NBB_2023_03 on 'run-off' and risk mitigation
2023-04-012023 Q2: Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 April 2023): 0 %
2023-02-22Banque nationale de Belgique / Avis de cession d'un portefeuille de créances hypothécaires de Creafin à Centrale Kredietverlening
2022-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital surcharges on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2022)
2022-11-17Circular NBB_2022_29: Extension of High Earners Reporting Deadline for 2022
2022-11-16Decision of the National Bank of Belgium of 11 October 2022 regarding X
2022-11-02NBB_2022_26 / Communication on the tasks of the actuarial function and documentation requirements for technical provisions
2022-10-19Authorization for the transfer of rights and obligations by a Belgian insurance company
2022-10-17Circular on Guidelines Regarding Contract Boundaries
2022-10-13Portfolio transfer of Mandatum Henkivakuutusosakeyhtiö to INVL Vie UAB
2022-10-11New governance manual for the banking sector
2022-10-012022 Q4 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 0%
2022-09-19Circular NBB_2022_21 of the Resolution Board on the methodology and assessment criteria for applying the specific MREL requirement for top-tier institutions to non-top-tier institutions
2022-07-06NBB Circular NBB_2022_18 / EBA Guidelines on the limited network exclusion under PSD2
2022-07-05National Bank of Belgium Circular NBB_2022_17 on Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Applicability
2022-07-012022 Q3 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 0%
2022-06-28Launch of the NBB Supervision Portal for Unstructured Reporting
2022-06-15Practical Application of the Law of 25 April 2014 on Credit Institutions and Brokerage Companies, Amended by the Law of 26 November 2021 to Transpose Directive 2019/2162
2022-06-15Circular NBB_2022_16 to Portfolio Supervisors of Belgian Credit Institutions Issuing Belgian Covered Bonds
2022-05-10Recovery plans - Specific guidelines for central securities depositories (CSDs) and institutions providing support to CSDs authorized in Belgium
2022-04-01Royal Decree of 20 March 2022 amending the Royal Decree of 16 March 2009 on the protection of deposits and life insurance by the Financial Services Compensation Fund
2022-04-012022 Q2 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 0%
2022-03-29Royal Decree of 21 February 2022 approving the Regulation of the National Bank of Belgium of 26 October 2021 imposing a Tier 1 core capital buffer for systemic risk related to exposures to individuals secured by non-business immovable property located in Belgium
2022-03-23Circular NBB_2022_08 / Management of Liquidity Risk
2022-03-04Portfolio Transfer of THE SHIPOWNERS' MUTUAL STRIKE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION EUROPE to THE STANDARD CLUB IRELAND DAC
2022-02-22Portfolio Transfer of BNP Paribas Cardif Levensverzekeringen N.V. to Cardif-Assurances Vie S.A.
2022-02-15Prudential expectations regarding the AMLCO activity report
2022-02-10Authorization for the merger by absorption of a Belgian insurance intermediary by a Belgian insurance company - AXA Belgium
2022-02-08Royal Decree Approving the National Bank of Belgium Regulation of 9 November 2021 on the Exercise of External Functions by Leaders and Heads of Independent Control Functions of Regulated Enterprises
2022-02-08Uniform letter to payment institutions, registered payment institutions, e-money institutions and limited e-money institutions
2022-02-07Prudential expectations in relation to the de-risking phenomenon
2022-02-04Notice of Transfer of a Portfolio of Mortgage Claims from Integrale NV to Monument Assurance Belgium NV
2021-12-21Communication NBB_2021_24 / Evaluation of technical provisions for individual health insurance
2021-12-21EBA Guidelines on criteria for assessing exceptional cases where institutions exceed large exposure limits and on the timeframe and measures for return to compliance
2021-12-15Circular NBB_2021_31 / EBA Guidelines of 13 July 2021 specifying criteria for input data in the risk measurement model under Article 325f of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
2021-12-13Royal Decree implementing Article 677 of the Act of 13 March 2016 on the status and supervision of insurance or reinsurance undertakings
2021-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital surcharges on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2021)
2021-11-23Reporting on operational and security risks of payment services by payment and electronic money institutions
2021-10-27NBB Circular NBB_2021_22 / EBA Guidelines of 1 July 2020 on the treatment of structural foreign exchange positions under Article 352(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
2021-10-05Practical rules for the application of Article 36bis of the Royal Decree of 23 September 1992 on the annual accounts of credit institutions, investment firms and management companies of undertakings for collective investment
2021-10-012021 Q4 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 0%
2021-09-07Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of 23 September 1992 on the annual accounts of credit institutions, investment firms and management companies of collective investment undertakings
2021-09-01Digitalisation of forms for qualifying holdings and European passport notifications via ECB IMAS Portal
2021-07-07Guidelines on information and communication technology security and governance
2021-07-06Uniform Letter to Approved Auditors Regarding Obligations Concerning Special Mechanisms
2021-07-06Circular NBB_2021_17 / Fiscal prevention policy
2021-07-012021 Q3 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate
2021-06-14Due diligence obligations regarding the repatriation of funds from abroad and tax regularisation under the Anti-Money Laundering Law
2021-06-02Circular on implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/534 on reporting of supervisory financial information
2021-05-28Circular NBB_2021_09 / EBA Guidelines of 15 February 2021 specifying the conditions for the application of the alternative treatment of institutions' exposures related to 'tripartite repurchase agreements' under Article 403(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) for large exposures
2021-05-05Implementation of the new reportings defined by the EBA - Clarification on the use of counterparty identification codes
2021-04-01Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate for 2021Q2
2021-03-07Royal Decree of 28 February 2021 approving the Regulation of the National Bank of Belgium of 22 December 2020 on additional own-funds requirements for macroprudential risk related to exposures secured by residential real estate in Belgium
2021-01-20Royal Decree of 22 December 2020 implementing the Law of 3 April 2019 on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
2021-01-20HIVE project: digitalisation of the fit and proper process
2021-01-20Circular NBB_2021_03 on the repeal and removal from the Bank's website of various circulars and notices
2021-01-15Circular of the Resolution College of the National Bank of Belgium regarding the granting of authorization for the reduction of eligible commitment instruments
2020-12-31Royal Decree of 22 December 2020 implementing Article 20(1) of the Law of 3 April 2019 on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union for insurance undertakings and intermediaries
2020-12-22Application of European Regulation 2015/847 on payment transfers to the United Kingdom
2020-12-18Macroprudential Communication on restrictions of profit distributions by Belgian financial institutions
2020-12-09Circular NBB_2020_046 / Supplementary Provisions for Life and Accident Insurance
2020-12-03Royal Decree on Statistics to be Kept Pursuant to Article 71 of the Law of 18 September 2017 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and the Limitation of Cash Use
2020-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital surcharges on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2020)
2020-10-012020 Q4 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 0%
2020-09-15Communication NBB_2020_36 / Law of 20 July 2020 on money laundering prevention and cash restriction
2020-09-11Royal Decree of 31 July 2020 Approving the National Bank of Belgium Regulation of 12 May 2020 on the Location for Keeping Insurance or Reinsurance Documents
2020-07-30NBB Macroprudential Communication on dividend distributions
2020-07-08Prudential status of payment institutions and electronic money institutions
2020-07-012020 Q3 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate
2020-07-01NBB Communication on EBA Opinion regarding obstacles under Article 32(3) of the RTS on SCA & CSC under PSD2
2020-06-16Circular NBB_2020_23 / EBA Guidelines on ICT and security risk management
2020-05-05Insurance - Update of the overarching circular on governance
2020-04-08Communication NBB_2020_14 / Communication COVID-19
2020-04-012020 Q2 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate
2020-03-03Circular NBB_2020_04 on the recognition and valuation of assets and liabilities other than technical provisions
2020-02-14Royal Decree of 29 January 2020 approving the National Bank of Belgium Regulation of 2 December 2019 on additional own funds requirements for macroprudential risk related to exposures secured by residential real estate in Belgium
2020-01-23Horizontal control analysis examining a sample of summary tables of the overall assessment of the risks of money laundering and/or terrorist financing
2019-12-05NBB Circular NBB_2019_31: EBA Guidelines on the application of the definition of default under Article 178 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
2019-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital surcharges on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2019)
2019-10-22Circular NBB_2019_21 / EBA guidelines on management of nonperforming and forborne exposures
2019-10-11Circulaire NBB_2019_24 / Reinsurers governed by the law of a U.S. State
2019-10-012019 Q4 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate
2019-07-19Circular NBB_2019_20 / Expectations Concerning Crypto-Asset Activities
2019-07-02Expectations regarding the content of the statutory governing body’s report on the assessment of the compliance function
2019-07-012019 Q3 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate: 0.5%
2019-06-28Royal Decree of 23 June 2019 approving the National Bank of Belgium Regulation of 13 June 2019 on the determination of the countercyclical tier 1 common equity capital buffer rate
2019-06-21EMIR Refit: amendments to clearing obligation and notification
2019-04-012019 Q2 Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate
2019-03-18Royal Decree of 1 March 2019 amending the Royal Decree of 23 September 1992 on the annual accounts of credit institutions, investment firms, and collective investment management companies
2019-02-05Guidelines on Internalised Settlement Reporting implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014
2018-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital surcharges on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2018)
2018-10-01Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 October 2018): 0%
2018-09-21Communication NBB_2018_26 / Renewal of Auditor Approval
2018-09-12Law of 5 September 2018 amending provisions of the law of 22 February 1998 on the organic statute of the National Bank of Belgium and the law of 2 August 2002 on financial sector supervision regarding appeals against certain decisions of the FSMA and the NBB concerning financial instruments and central securities depositories
2018-08-08Royal Decree of 30 July 2018 approving the Regulation of the National Bank of Belgium of 26 June 2018 concerning the administrative file for the registration of limited payment institutions and limited e-money institutions
2018-07-012018 Q3: Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 July 2018): 0%
2018-05-31SSM Guide to fit and proper assessments
2018-05-14Royal Decree of 4 May 2018 approving the Regulation of 27 February 2018 of the National Bank of Belgium on additional own funds requirements for macroprudential risk related to exposures secured by residential real estate in Belgium
2018-05-08Regulation of 10 April 2018 of the National Bank of Belgium concerning the own funds of payment institutions
2018-04-01Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 April 2018): 0%
2018-03-28Banque nationale de Belgique - Tariff rebalancing decision under Article 504 of the Law of 13 March 2016
2017-12-28Royal Decree of 21 December 2017 withdrawing the recognition granted to the Belgian law joint-stock company BNY Mellon CSD
2017-12-28Royal Decree of 21 December 2017 withdrawing the designation of the securities settlement system managed by BNY Mellon CSD
2017-12-28Royal Decree of 21 December 2017 approving the Regulation of 12 December 2017 of the National Bank of Belgium
2017-12-15Guideline on procedures for collection of granular credit and credit risk data
2017-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital surcharges on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2017)
2017-10-06Law on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing and on the restriction of the use of cash
2017-10-01Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 October 2017): 0%
2017-07-01Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 July 2017): 0 %
2017-06-02Procedures for Insurance or Reinsurance Activities in Belgium by Foreign Companies
2017-04-01Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 April 2017): 0%
2017-03-01Circulaire NBB_2017_07 / Requirements for the use of the Duration-Based Equity risk sub-module
2017-02-17Royal Decree of 5 December 2016 amending the Royal Decrees on the annual accounts of credit institutions, investment firms, management companies of collective investment undertakings, and insurance and reinsurance undertakings
2016-12-09Ministerial Decision of 7 December 2016 renewing the recognition of a centralized system for the lending and borrowing of financial instruments
2016-12-06Horizontal letter: application of financial sanctions regime (Counter terrorism financing)
2016-12-01Annual disclosure regarding the designation of and capital surcharges on Belgian O-SIIs (1 December 2016)
2016-11-25Law of 21 November 2016 on the status and supervision of stock exchange companies regarding certain expedited appeal procedures before the Council of State
2016-10-17Ministerial Decision of 22 September 2016 fixing the maximum reference interest rate for long-term life assurance operations
2016-10-05Circulaire NBB_2016_39 / Dispensation from the obligation to set up supplementary provisions
2016-10-01Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 October 2016): 0%
2016-08-30Amicable Settlement Proposed by the Board of the NBB and Accepted by BANK X
2016-08-11Law of 3 August 2016 establishing a new annual tax on credit institutions replacing existing annual taxes, deduction limitation measures for corporate income tax, and the financial stability contribution
2016-07-19Communication NBB_2016_36: Application Dossier for the Use of Internal Models
2016-07-01Quarterly decision on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 July 2016): 0%
2016-04-25Circular NBB_2016_14 on Guidelines on Basis Risk When Applying Risk Mitigation Techniques in SCR Calculation under the Standard Formula
2016-04-25Circular NBB_2016_18 / Circular on guidelines for the 'health catastrophe risk' sub-module in the Solvency Capital Requirement calculation under the standard formula
2016-04-25Circular NBB_2016_09 on Auxiliary Own Funds
2016-04-25Circular NBB_2016_17 on the application of the 'life underwriting risk' module in the Solvency Capital Requirement calculation under the standard formula
2016-04-25Circular NBB_2016_16 / Circular on guidelines for the treatment of market and counterparty risk exposures in the standard formula
2016-04-25Circular NBB_2016_25 on long-term guarantee measures application
2016-04-06Act of 25 March 2016 on the status and supervision of insurance and reinsurance undertakings concerning certain expedited appeal procedures before the Council of State
2016-04-012016 Q2: Quarterly decision of the National Bank of Belgium on the countercyclical buffer rate (1 April 2016): 0%
2016-02-03Ministerial Decree of 20 January 2016 setting the maximum reference interest rate for long-term life assurance operations
2015-12-24Royal Decree of 18 December 2015 amending the Royal Decree of 27 November 2015 approving the National Bank of Belgium's Regulation of 10 November 2015 on the method for designating domestic systemically important institutions and determining their Tier 1 core capital buffer
2015-12-04Royal Decree of 25 November 2015 approving the Regulation of 24 November 2015 of the National Bank of Belgium on the determination of the countercyclical tier 1 common equity capital buffer rate
2015-11-27Royal Decree Approving the National Bank of Belgium's Regulation on Qualifying Domestic Systemically Important Institutions and Determining Their Tier 1 Core Capital Buffer
2015-09-01Amicable settlement proposed by the Board of Directors of the NBB and accepted by BANK X
2015-07-13Circular concerning the internal control system and the internal audit function
2015-03-02NBB_2015_11 - Exemption Policy of the National Bank of Belgium under Article 105 of the Law of 21 December 2009 (Electronic Money)
2015-03-02NBB_2015_12 / Exemption Policy of the National Bank of Belgium under Article 48 of the Law of 21 December 2009 (Payment Services)
2014-11-18Uniform Letter – Derogation Policy under Art. 36bis of the Royal Decree of 23 September 1992
2014-05-20Communication NBB_2014_07 / Modification of Scheme A, Book I
2014-05-07Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 approving the National Bank of Belgium Regulation of 16 April 2014 on the own funds of credit institutions and investment firms
2014-05-07Royal Decree of 25 April 2014 approving the Regulation of 1 April 2014 of the National Bank of Belgium concerning encumbered assets in the context of recovery plans
2014-05-07Act of 25 April 2014 on the legal status and supervision of credit institutions (Banking Act)
2014-04-09Implementation of New Reporting Defined by the EBA
2013-12-26Royal Decree of 26 December 2013 approving the National Bank of Belgium Regulation of 23 December 2013 amending the Regulation of 15 November 2011 on the own funds of credit institutions and investment firms
2013-08-06Royal Decree of 30 July 2013 Designating the Settlement System Operated by BNY Mellon CSD as a Settlement System under the Law of 28 April 1999