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    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)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:

     

     

    Official Journal

      No

    page

    date

     M1

    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/633 of 24 April 2018

      L 105

    6

    25.4.2018

    ►M2

    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/744 of 4 June 2020

      L 176

    4

    5.6.2020




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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 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC



    Credit quality step

    0

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    ACRA Europe a.s (formerly European Rating Agency a.s.)

    Global long-term rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

    Global short-term rating scale

     

    S1

     

    S2

    S3, S4, NS

     

     

    AM Best Europe-Rating Services Ltd.

    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 issues rating 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 issues 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

     

     

    Axesor Risk Management SL

    Global rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D, E

    Banque de France

    Global long-term issuer credit ratings scale

     

    3 ++

    3 + , 3

    4 +

    4, 5 +

    5, 6

    7, 8, 9, P

    BCRA – Credit Rating Agency AD

    Global long-term ratings scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

    Global short-term ratings 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

    Guarantee fund long-term scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    C, D

    Guarantee fund short-term scale

     

    A-1 +

    A-1

    A-2, A-3

    B, C, D

     

     

    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

    A 1.1

    A 1.2 , A 1.3

    A 2.1 , A 2.2 , A 3.1

    B 1.1 , B 1.2

    B 2.1 , B 2.2

    C 1.1

    C 1.2 , C 2.1

    Creditreform Rating AG

    Long-term rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

     

    BBB

    BB

    B, C, SD, 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

    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

     

     

    Dagong Europe Credit Rating

    Long-term credit rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

    Short-term credit rating scale

     

    A-1

     

    A-2, A-3

    B, C, D

     

     

    DBRS Ratings Limited

    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

    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

     

     

    Euler Hermes Rating GmbH

    Global long-term rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, SD, D

    EuroRating Sp. z o.o.

    Global long-term rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

    Fitch Ratings

    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 IFS ratings 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

    Short-term rating scale

     

    F1 +

    F1

    F2, F3

    B, C, RD, D

     

     

    Short-term IFS ratings scale

     

    F1 +

    F1

    F2, F3

    B, C

     

     

    GBB-Rating Gesellschaft für Bonitätsbeurteilung mbH

    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 Group S.A

    Global long-term rating scale

     

     

    AA, A

    BB, B

    C, D

    E, F

    G, H

    INC Rating Sp. z o.o.

    Long-term issuer credit rating scale

     

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC,CC, C, D

    Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd

    Long-term issuer ratings scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, LD, D

    Long-term issue ratings scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

    Short-term issuer ratings scale

     

    J-1 +

    J-1

    J-2

    J-3, NJ, LD, D

     

     

    Short-term issue credit ratings scale

     

    J-1 +

    J-1

    J-2

    J-3, NJ, D

     

     

    Kroll Bond Rating Agency

    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

     

     

    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

     

     

    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

     

     

    QIVALIO SAS (formerly Spread Research)

    Global long-term rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

    Global short-term rating scale

     

    SR0

     

    SR1, SR2

    SR3, SR4, SR5, SRD

     

     

    Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH

    International credit rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC,CC, C, D, E

    International reliability rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC,CC, C, D, E

    Scope Ratings AG

    Long-term rating scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC,C, D

    Short-term rating scale

     

    S-1 +

    S-1

    S-2

    S-3, S-4

     

     

    S&P Global Ratings

    Long-term issuer credit ratings scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, R, SD/D

    Long-term issue credit ratings scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

    Insurer financial strength ratings scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, SD/D, R

    Mid-Market Evaluation ratings scale

     

     

    MM1

    MM2

    MM3, MM4

    MM5, MM6

    MM7, MM8, MMD

    Short-term issuer credit ratings scale

     

    A-1 +

    A-1

    A-2, A-3

    B, C, R, SD/D

     

     

    Short-term issue credit ratings scale

     

    A-1 +

    A-1

    A-2, A-3

    B, C, D

     

     

    The Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd

    Sovereign rating band scale

    AAA

    AA

    A

    BBB

    BB

    B

    CCC, CC, C, D

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