Conservation buffer
Institutions are obliged to maintain a conservation buffer amounting to 2.5% of the total risk exposure calculated in accordance with Article 92 (3) of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the CouncilInstitutions are obliged to maintain a conservation buffer amounting to 2.5% of the total risk exposure calculated in accordance with Article 92 (3) of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council
According to the Act of 5 August 2015 on Macroprudential Supervision over the Financial System and Crisis Management, institutions are obliged to maintain a conservation buffer amounting to 2.5% of the total risk exposure calculated in accordance with Article 92 (3) of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).
The conservation buffer is phased-in gradually:
| Period | Applicable conservation buffer rate |
|---|---|
| from 1.01.2016 to 31.12.2017 | 1.25% |
| from 1.01.2018 to 31.12.2018 | 1.875% |
| from 1.01.2019 | 2.5% |