Statement from the 1st Meeting of the Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska

The 1st Meeting of the Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska was held today (3 January 2012) and was chaired by Jozef Makúch, the NBS Governor.

The Bank Board approved a Decree of Národná banka Slovenska amending Decree No 4/2007 of Národná banka Slovenska on banks’ own funds of financing and banks’ capital requirements and on investment firms’ own funds of financing and investment firms’ capital requirements as amended.

The purpose of the new Decree is to ensure consistent and appropriate transposition into Slovak law of Directive 2010/76/EU of 14 December 2010 amending Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC as regards capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations, and the supervisory review of remuneration policies.

The Decree will enter into force on 31 January 2012.

The Bank Board approved a Decree of Národná banka Slovenska amending Decree No 6/2009 of Národná banka Slovenska on the submission of statements, reports and other disclosures by banks, branches of foreign banks, investment firms and branches of foreign investment firms for supervision purposes, and on the amendment of Decree No 26/2008 of Národná banka Slovenska on the submission of statements by banks, branches of foreign banks, investment firms and branches of foreign investment firms for statistical purposes, as amended by Decree No 4/2011 Národná banka Slovenska.

The new Decree takes into account experience gained by the NBS Financial Market Supervision Unit from its supervisory activities.

The Decree will enter into force on 31 January 2012.

Petra Pauerová
NBS Spokesperson

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