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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) 2021/2006 of 16 November 2021

  L 407

18

17.11.2021




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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



Credit quality step

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

A.M. Best (EU) Rating Services B.V.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Claims paying ability rating scale

AAA

AA

A

BBB

BB

B

CCC, CC, C, R

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 long-term rating scale

AAA

AA

A

BBB

BB

B

CCC, CC, C, D, E

Global short-term rating scale

 

AS1+

AS1

AS2

AS3, AS4, AS5

 

 

Banque de France

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global long-term issuer credit ratings scale

 

3++

3+, 3

4+

4, 5+

5, 6

7, 8, 9, P

Global NEC long-term issuer credit rating scale

 

1+

1, 1-

2+, 2, 2-

3+, 3, 3-, 4+, 4, 4-, 5+

5, 5-, 6+, 6, 6-

7, 8, 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

A1.1

A1.2, A1.3

A2.1, A2.2, A3.1

B1.1, B1.2

B2.1, B2.2

C1.1

C1.2, C2.1

Corporate short-term rating scale

 

S-1

S-2

S-3

V-1, R-1

 

 

Creditreform Rating AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term rating scale

AAA

AA

A

 

BBB

BB , B

C, SD, D

Long-term issue rating scale

AAA

AA

A

 

BBB

BB , B

C, D

Short-term rating scale

L1

L2

 

L3, NEL, 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

SME rating scale

 

SME1, SME2

 

SME3

SME4

SME5, SME6

SME7, SME8

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

 

 

DBRS Ratings GmbH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Expected loss rating scale

 

AAA(el), AA(el)

A(el)

BBB(el)

BB(el)

B(el)

CCC(el), CC(el), C(el)

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

 

 

EuroRating Sp. z o.o.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global long-term rating scale

AAA

AA

A

BBB

BB

B

CCC, CC, C, D

Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 S.A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global long-term issuer rating scale

 

 

AAA, AA

A, BBB

BB, B

CCC, CC

C, D

Global long-term issue rating scale

 

 

AAA, AA

A, BBB

BB, B

CCC, CC

C, D

INBONIS SA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term rating scale

AAA

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 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

 

 

Nordic Credit Rating AS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term rating scale

AAA

AA

A

BBB

BB

B

CCC, CC, C, D, SD

Short-term rating scale

 

 

 

N-1+

N-1, N-2, N-3, N-4

 

 

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 long-term 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

International short-term rating scale

 

RA1+

RA1

RA2, RA3

RA4, RA5, C, D

 

 

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

 

 

Scope Hamburg GmbH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global long-term rating scale

AAA

AA

A

BBB

BB

B

CCC, CC, C, SD, D

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

Long-term Financial Institution Resolution Counterparty Ratings

AAA

AA

A

BBB

BB

B

CCC, CC, SD, D

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

 

 

Short-term Financial Institution Resolution Counterparty Ratings

 

A-1+

A-1

A-2, A-3

B, C, SD/D

 

 

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