2005

CEBS has received a call for advice (CfA No. 4(a)) from the European Commission on the review of the definition of own funds in which it is mandated to carry out an analysis of the capital instruments recently launched by the industry and to set out its views on the lessons to be learned about trends in the quality of regulatory capital.

CEBS has provided the Commission with technical advice on issues covering the deposit guarantee systems as part of a wide-ranging review of the Directive on Deposit Guarantee Schemes.

CEBS has provided the Commission with technical advice on the application of the E-Money Directive. 

CEBS has provided advice on the review of Article 16 of 2000/12/EC (Mergers and Acquisitions) to the European Commission on potential obstacles to cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the EU banking sector.

CEBS has been asked to provide technical advice (CfA No. 1) to the Commission in order to indicate possible regulatory obstacles to cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the EU banking sector. CEBS is publishing a questionnaire to get an input from the banking industry and other market participants. Comments should be sent to qu@c-ebs.org by 30 April 2005.