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Document 02017R0653-20220714

Consolidated text: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/653 of 8 March 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) by laying down regulatory technical standards with regard to the presentation, content, review and revision of key information documents and the conditions for fulfilling the requirement to provide such documents (Text with EEA relevance)Text with EEA relevance

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2017/653

of 8 March 2017

supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) by laying down regulatory technical standards with regard to the presentation, content, review and revision of key information documents and the conditions for fulfilling the requirement to provide such documents

(Text with EEA relevance)

(OJ L 100 12.4.2017, p. 1)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

  No

page

date

 M1

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/977 of 4 April 2018

  L 176

1

12.7.2018

 M2

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2019/1866 of 3 July 2019

  L 289

4

8.11.2019

 M3

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2021/2268 of 6 September 2021

  L 455I

1

20.12.2021

►M4

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2022/975 of 17 March 2022

  L 167

35

24.6.2022


Corrected by:

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Corrigendum, OJ L 120, 11.5.2017, p.  31 (2017/653)

 C2

Corrigendum, OJ L 210, 15.8.2017, p.  16 (2017/653)

 C3

Corrigendum, OJ L 115, 13.4.2022, p.  187 (2021/2268)



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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2017/653

of 8 March 2017

supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) by laying down regulatory technical standards with regard to the presentation, content, review and revision of key information documents and the conditions for fulfilling the requirement to provide such documents

(Text with EEA relevance)



CHAPTER I

CONTENT AND PRESENTATION OF THE KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT

Article 1

General information section

The section in the key information document that relates to the identity of the PRIIP manufacturer and its competent authority shall contain all of the following information:

(a) 

the name of the PRIIP assigned by the PRIIP manufacturer and, where present, the PRIIP's International Securities Identification Number or Unique Product Identifier;

(b) 

the legal name of the PRIIP manufacturer;

(c) 

the PRIIP manufacturer's specific website address providing retail investors with information on how to get in contact with the PRIIP manufacturer, and a telephone number;

(d) 

the name of the competent authority responsible for the supervision of the PRIIP manufacturer in relation to the key information document;

(e) 

the date of production or, where the key information document has been subsequently revised, the date of the latest revision of the key information document.

Information in the section referred to in the first subparagraph shall also include the comprehension alert referred to in Article 8(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 where the PRIIP meets one of the following conditions:

(a) 

it is an insurance-based investment product which does not meet the requirements laid down in Article 30(3)(a) of Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );

(b) 

it is a PRIIP which does not meet the requirements laid down in points (i)-(vi) of Article 25(4)(a) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. ( 2 )

Article 2

‘What is this product?’ section

1.  
Information relating to the type of the PRIIP in the section entitled ‘What is this product?’ of the key information document shall describe its legal form.
2.  
Information stating the objectives of the PRIIP and the means for achieving those objectives in the section entitled ‘What is this product?’ of the key information document shall be summarised in a brief, clear and easily understandable manner. That information shall identify the main factors upon which return depends, the underlying investment assets or reference values, and how the return is determined, as well as the relationship between the PRIIP's return and that of the underlying investment assets or reference values. That information shall reflect the relationship between the recommended holding period and the risk and reward profile of the PRIIP.

Where the number of assets or reference values referred to in the first subparagraph is such that specific references to all of them cannot be provided within a key information document, only the market segments or instrument types in respect of the underlying investment assets or reference values shall be identified.

3.  
The description of the type of retail investor to whom the PRIIP is intended to be marketed in the section entitled ‘What is this product?’ of the key information document shall include information on the target retail investors identified by the PRIIP manufacturer, in particular depending on the needs, characteristics and objectives of the type of client for whom the PRIIPs is compatible. This determination shall be based upon the ability of retail investors to bear investment loss and their investment horizon preferences, their theoretical knowledge of, and past experience with PRIIPs, the financial markets as well as the needs, characteristics and objectives of potential end clients.
4.  
The details of insurance benefits in the section entitled ‘What is this product?’ of the key information document shall include in a general summary, namely, the key features of the insurance contract, a definition of each benefit included, with an explanatory statement indicating that the value of those benefits is shown in the section entitled ‘What are the risks and what I could get in return’ and information which reflects the typical biometric characteristics of the target retail investors, showing the overall premium, the biometric risk premium that forms part of that overall premium and either the impact of the biometric risk premium on the investment return at the end of the recommended holding period or the impact of the cost part of the biometric risk premium taken into account in the recurring costs of the ‘Costs over the time table’ calculated in accordance with Annex VII. Where the premium is paid in the form of a single lump sum, the details shall include the amount invested. Where the premium is paid periodically, the number of periodic payments, an estimation of the average biometric risk premium as a percentage of the annual premium, and an estimation of the average amount invested shall be included in the information.

The details referred to in the first subparagraph shall also include an explanation of the impact of the insurance premium payments, equivalent to the estimated value of insurance benefits, on the returns of the investment for the retail investor.

5.  

The information relating to the term of the PRIIP in the section entitled ‘What is this product?’ of the key information document shall include all of the following:

(a) 

the maturity date of the PRIIP or an indication that there is no maturity date;

(b) 

an indication of whether the PRIIP manufacturer is entitled to terminate the PRIIP unilaterally;

(c) 

a description of the circumstances under which the PRIIP can be automatically terminated, and the termination dates, if known.

Article 3

‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’ section

1.  
In the section entitled ‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’ of the key information document, PRIIP manufacturers shall apply the methodology for the presentation of risk as set out in Annex II, include the technical aspects for the presentation of the summary risk indicator as set out in Annex III and comply with the technical guidance, the formats and the methodology for the presentation of performance scenarios, as set out in Annexes IV and V.
2.  

In the section entitled ‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’ of the key information document, PRIIP manufacturers shall include the following:

(a) 

the level of risk of the PRIIP in the form of a risk class by using a summary risk indicator having a numerical scale from 1 to 7;

(b) 

an explicit reference to any illiquid PRIIP or PRIIP with materially relevant liquidity risk, as defined in Part 4 of Annex II, in the form of a warning to this effect in the presentation of the summary risk indicator;

(c) 

a narrative below the summary risk indicator explaining that if a PRIIP is denominated in a currency other than the official currency of the Member State where the PRIIP is being marketed, the return, when expressed in the official currency of the Member State where the PRIIP is being marketed, may change depending on currency fluctuations;

(d) 

a brief description of the PRIIP's risk and reward profile and a warning to the effect that the risk of the PRIIP may be significantly higher than the one represented in the summary risk indicator where the PRIIP is not held to maturity or for the recommended holding period, where appropriate;

(e) 

for PRIIPs with contractually agreed-upon early exit penalties or long disinvestment notice periods, a reference to the relevant underlying conditions in the section ‘How long should I hold it and can I take money out early?’;

(f) 

an indication of the possible maximum loss, and information that the investment may be lost if it is not protected or where the PRIIP manufacturer is unable to pay out, or that necessary additional investment payments to the initial investment may be required and that the total loss may significantly exceed the total initial investment.

3.  
PRIIP manufacturers shall include four appropriate performance scenarios, as set out in Annex V in the section entitled ‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’ of the key information document. Those four performance scenarios shall represent a stress scenario, an unfavourable scenario, a moderate scenario and a favourable scenario.
4.  
For insurance-based investment products, an additional performance scenario shall be included in the section entitled ‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’ of the key information document reflecting the insurance benefit the beneficiary receives where a covered insured event occurs.
5.  
For PRIIPs that are futures, call options and put options traded on a regulated market or on a third-country market considered to be equivalent to a regulated market in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ), performance scenarios shall be included in the form of pay-off structure graphs as set out in Annex V in the section entitled ‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’ of the key information document.

Article 4

‘What happens if [the name of the PRIIP manufacturer] is unable to pay out?’ section

PRIIP manufacturers shall include the following in the section entitled ‘What happens if [the name of the PRIIP manufacturer] is unable to pay out?’ of the key information document:

(a) 

an indication whether the retail investor may face a financial loss due to the default of the PRIIP manufacturer or to the default of an entity other than the PRIIP manufacturer, and the identity of that entity;

(b) 

a clarification whether the loss referred to in point (a) is covered by an investor compensation or guarantee scheme, and whether there are any limitations or conditions to that cover.

Article 5

‘What are the costs?’ section

1.  

PRIIP manufacturers shall apply the following in the section entitled ‘What are the costs?’ of the key information document:

(a) 

the methodology for the calculation of costs set out in Annex VI;

(b) 

the ‘Costs over time’ and ‘Composition of costs’ tables to information on costs, as set out in Annex VII in accordance with the relevant technical guidance therein.

2.  
In the ‘Costs over time’ table in the section entitled ‘What are the costs?’ of the key information document, PRIIP manufacturers shall specify the summary cost indicator of the total aggregated costs of the PRIIP as a single number in monetary and percentage terms for the different time periods set out in Annex VI.
3.  

In the ‘Composition of costs’ table in the section entitled ‘What are the costs?’ of the key information document, PRIIP manufacturers shall specify the following:

(a) 

any one-off costs, as entry and exit costs, presented in percentage terms;

(b) 

any recurring costs, as portfolio transaction costs per year, and other recurring costs per year, presented in percentage terms;

(c) 

any incidental costs, such as performance fees or carried interest, presented in percentage terms.

4.  
PRIIP manufacturers shall insert a description of each of the different costs included in the ‘Composition of costs’ table in the section entitled ‘What are the costs?’ of the key information document, specifying where and how such costs may differ from the actual costs the retail investor may incur or may depend on the retail investor choosing to exercise or not exercise certain options.

Article 6

‘How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?’ section

PRIIP manufacturers shall include the following in the section entitled ‘How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?’ of the key information document:

(a) 

a brief description of the reasons for the selection of the recommended, or the minimum required, holding period;

(b) 

a description of the features of the disinvestment procedure and when disinvestment is possible, including an indication of the impact of cashing-in early on the risk or performance profile of the PRIIP, or on the applicability of capital guarantees;

(c) 

information about any fees and penalties which are incurred for disinvestments prior to maturity or any other specified date other than the recommended holding period, including a cross reference to the information on costs to be included in the key information document pursuant to Article 5 and a clarification of the impact of such fees and penalties for different holding periods.

Article 7

‘How can I complain?’ section

PRIIP manufacturers shall provide the following information in the section entitled ‘How can I complain?’ of the key information document, in summary format:

(a) 

steps to be followed for lodging a complaint about the product or about the conduct of the PRIIP manufacturer or the person advising on, or selling, the product;

(b) 

a link to the relevant website for such complaints;

(c) 

an up-to-date postal address and an email address to which such complaints may be submitted.

Article 8

‘Other relevant information’ section

1.  
PRIIP manufacturers shall indicate in the section entitled ‘Other relevant information’ of the key information document any additional information documents that may be provided, and whether such additional information documents are made available based on a legal requirement or only at the request of the retail investor.
2.  
The information included in the section entitled ‘Other relevant information’ of the key information document may be provided in summary format, including a link to the website where further details other than the documents referred to in paragraph 1 are made available.

Article 9

Template

PRIIP manufacturers shall present the key information document by means of the template laid down in Annex I. The template shall be completed in accordance with the requirements set out in this Delegated Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014.



CHAPTER II

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT

Article 10

PRIIPs offering a range of options for investment

Where a PRIIP offers a range of underlying investment options, and the information regarding those underlying investment options cannot be provided within a single, concise, stand-alone key information document, PRIIP manufacturers shall produce one of the following:

(a) 

a key information document for each underlying investment option within the PRIIP including information about the PRIIP in accordance with Chapter I;

(b) 

a generic key information document describing the PRIIP in accordance with Chapter I, unless otherwise specified in Articles 11 to 14.

Article 11

‘What is this product’ section in the generic key information document

In the section entitled ‘What is this product’ by way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 2, PRIIP manufacturers shall specify the following:

(a) 

a description of the types of underlying investment options, including the market segments or instrument types, as well as the main factors upon which return depends;

(b) 

a statement indicating that the type of investors to whom the PRIIP is intended to be marketed varies on the basis of the underlying investment option;

(c) 

an indication where the specific information on each underlying investment option is to be found.

Article 12

‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’ section in the generic key information document

1.  

In the section entitled ‘What are the risks and what could I get in return?’, by way of derogation from paragraphs 2(a) and 3 of Article 3, PRIIP manufacturers shall specify the following:

(a) 

the range of risk classes of all underlying investment options offered within the PRIIP by using a summary risk indicator having a numerical scale from 1 to 7, as set out in Annex III,

(b) 

a statement indicating that the risk and return of the investment varies on the basis of the underlying investment option;

(c) 

a brief description on how the performance of the PRIIP as a whole depends on the underlying investment options;

(d) 

an indication where the specific information on each underlying investment option is to be found.

2.  
Where PRIIP manufacturers use the key investor information document in accordance with Article 14(2), for the purposes of specifying the risk classes referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1, they shall use the synthetic risk and reward indicator pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 583/2010 in relation to UCITS or non-UCITS funds as underlying investment options.

Article 13

‘What are the costs?’ section in the generic key information document

1.  

In the section entitled ‘What are the costs?’, by way of derogation from Article 5(1)(b), PRIIP manufacturers shall specify the following:

(a) 

the range of costs for the PRIIP in the ‘Costs over time’ and ‘Composition of costs’ tables set out in Annex VII,

(b) 

a statement indicating that the costs to the retail investor vary on the basis of the underlying investment option;

(c) 

an indication where the specific information on each underlying investment option is to be found.

2.  
Notwithstanding the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a), and by way of derogation from points 12 to 20 of Annex VI, where PRIIP manufacturers use the key investor information document in accordance with Article 14(2), they may apply the methodology set out in point 21 of Annex VI to existing UCITS or non-UCITS funds.
3.  
Where PRIIP manufacturers use the key investor information document in accordance with Article 14(2) with UCITS or non-UCITS funds as the only underlying investment options, by way of derogation from Article 5, they may specify the range of charges for the PRIIP in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 583/2010.

Article 14

Specific information on each underlying investment option

1.  

In relation to the specific information referred to in Articles 11, 12 and 13, PRIIP manufacturers shall include for each underlying investment option — all of the following:

(a) 

a comprehension alert, where relevant;

(b) 

the investment objectives, the means for achieving them, and the intended target market in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 2;

(c) 

a summary risk indicator and narrative, and performance scenarios in accordance with Article 3;

(d) 

a presentation of the costs in accordance with Article 5.

2.  
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, PRIIP manufacturers may use the key investor information document drawn up in accordance with Articles 78 to 81 of Directive 2009/65/EC to provide specific information for the purposes of Articles 11 to 13 of this Delegated Regulation where at least one of the underlying investment option referred to in paragraph 1 is a UCITS or non-UCITS fund referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014.



CHAPTER III

REVIEW AND REVISION OF THE KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT

Article 15

Review

1.  
PRIIP manufacturers shall review the information contained in the key information document every time there is a change that significantly affects or is likely to significantly affect the information contained in the key information document and, at least, every 12 months following the date of the initial publication of the key information document.
2.  

The review referred to in paragraph 1 shall verify whether the information contained in the key information document remains accurate, fair, clear, and non-misleading. In particular, it shall verify the following:

(a) 

whether the information contained in the key information document is compliant with the general form and content requirements under Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014, or with the specific form and content requirements laid down in this Delegated Regulation;

(b) 

whether the PRIIP's market risk or credit risk measures have changed, where such a change has the combined effect that necessitates the PRIIP's move to a different class of the summary risk indicator from that attributed in the key information document subject to review;

(c) 

whether the mean return for the PRIIP's moderate performance scenario, expressed as an annualised percentage return, has changed by more than five percentage points.

3.  
For the purposes of paragraph 1, PRIIP manufacturers shall establish and maintain adequate processes throughout the life of the PRIIP where it remains available to retail investors to identify without undue delay any circumstances which might result in a change that affects or is likely to affect the accuracy, fairness or clarity of the information contained in the key information document.

Article 16

Revision

1.  
PRIIP manufacturers shall without undue delay revise the key information document where a review pursuant to Article 15 concludes that changes to the key information document need to be made.
2.  
PRIIP manufacturers shall ensure that all sections of the key information document affected by such changes are updated.
3.  
The PRIIP manufacturer shall publish the revised key information document on its website.



CHAPTER IV

DELIVERY OF THE KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT

Article 17

Conditions on good time

1.  
The person advising on or selling a PRIIP shall provide the key information document sufficiently early so as to allow retail investors enough time to consider the document before being bound by any contract or offer relating to that PRIIP, regardless of whether or not the retail investor is provided with a cooling off period.
2.  

For the purposes of paragraph 1, the person advising on or selling a PRIIP shall assess the time needed by each retail investor to consider the key information document, taking into account the following:

(a) 

the knowledge and experience of the retail investor with the PRIIP or with PRIIPs of a similar nature or with risks similar to those arising from the PRIIP;

(b) 

the complexity of the PRIIP;

(c) 

where the advice or sale is at the initiative of the retail investor, the urgency explicitly expressed by the retail investor of concluding the proposed contract or offer.

Article 18

Final Provision

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2018.

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Article 14(2) shall apply until 31 December 2022.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.



ANNEX I

TEMPLATE FOR THE KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT

PRIIP manufacturers shall comply with the section order and titles set out in the template, which however does not fix parameters regarding the length of individual sections and the placing of page breaks, and is subject to an overall maximum of three sides of A4-sized paper when printed.

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