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DEĊIŻJONI (UE) 2023/2532 TAL-BANK ĊENTRALI EWROPEW

tad-9 ta’ Novembru 2023

li temenda d-Deċiżjoni (EU) 2022/911 dwar il-kundizzjonijiet tat-TARGET-BĊE (BĊE/2022/22) (BĊE/2023/27)

IL-BORD EŻEKUTTIV TAL-BANK ĊENTRALI EWROPEW,

Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat dwar il-Funzjonament tal-Unjoni Ewropea, u b’mod partikolari l-ewwel u r-raba’ inċiżi tal-Artikolu 127(2) tiegħu,

Wara li kkunsidra l-Istatut tas-Sistema Ewropea tal-Banek Ċentrali u tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew, u b’mod partikolari l-Artikolu 3.1 u l-Artikoli 17, 22 u 23 tiegħu,

Billi:

(1)	Fl-24 ta’ Frar 2022, il-Kunsill Governattiv adotta l-Linja Gwida (UE) 2022/912 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew (BĊE/2022/8) (1), li tipprevedi l-bidu tal-operazzjonijiet ta’ sistema Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET) tal-ġenerazzjoni l-ġdida.

(2)

Fis-7 ta’ Settembru 2023, il-Kunsill Governattiv adotta l-Linja Gwida (UE) 2023/2415 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew (BĊE/2023/22) (2), li temenda l-Linja Gwida (UE) 2022/912 (BĊE/2022/8). L-għan tal-emendi kien li: (a) jiċċaraw ċerti aspetti rigward l-użu tat-trademarks relatati mas-servizzi TARGET; (b) jispeċifikaw ulterjorment ir-rekwiżit għall-banek ċentrali tal-Eurosistema (BĊi tal-Eurosistema) li jiżguraw li l-ebda kontijiet għajr kontijiet TARGET ma jinfetħu għal parteċipanti eliġibbli biex jipparteċipaw fit-TARGET għall-iskop li jipprovdu servizzi li jaqgħu fil-kamp ta’ applikazzjoni ta’ dik il-Linja Gwida; (c) jintroduċu miżuri għat-taffija f’każ ta’ nuqqas ta’ konnessjoni ta’ BĊ tal-Eurosistema mat-TARGET; (d) jistabbilixxu l-użu obbligatorju tas-soluzzjoni ta’ kontinġenza mill-21 ta’ Marzu 2025 għad-detenturi kollha ta’ kontijiet ta’ kontanti ddedikati għas-saldu gross f’ħin reali u għas-sistemi anċillari kollha li jipparteċipaw fit-TARGET; (e) jintroduċu kjarifiki relatati mal-partijiet li jistgħu jintlaħqu deżinjati mis-sistemi anċillari li jużaw is-saldu ta’ pagament istantanju (TIPS) fil-TARGET; (f) jintroduċu l-politika riveduta tal-ipprezzar TIPS; u (g) jintroduċu ċerti reviżjonijiet editorjali.

(3)	Emendi li jsiru għal-Linja Gwida (EU) 2022/912 (BĊE/2022/8) li jaffetwaw it-termini u kundizzjonijiet tat-TARGET-BĊE għandhom jiġu riflessi fid-Deċiżjoni (EU) 2022/911 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew (BĊE/2022/22) (3).

(4)	Sabiex jiġi żgurat l-allinjament mad-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Linja Gwida (UE) 2023/2415 (BĊE/2023/22), din id-Deċiżjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fl-20 ta’ Novembru 2023.

(5)	Għalhekk, id-Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 (BĊE/2022/22) għandha tiġi emendata kif meħtieġ,

ADOTTA DIN ID-DEĊIŻJONI:

Artikolu 1

Emendi

Id-Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 (BĊE/2022/22) hija emendata kif ġej:

fl-Artikolu 3, il-paragrafu 2 huwa mibdul b’li ġej:

“2. Skont l-Artikolu 9(2) tal-Linja Gwida (UE) 2022/912 (BĊE/2022/8), mid-data li fiha tibda l-operazzjoni tas-Sistema ta’ Ġestjoni Kollaterali tal-Eurosistema (ECMS), kif ikkomunikat fuq is-sit elettroniku tal-BĊE, il-BĊE ma għandux jiftaħ kontijiet għajr kontijiet TARGET għal parteċipanti eliġibbli biex jipparteċipaw fit-TARGET għall-fini li jipprovdu servizzi li jaqgħu fil-kamp ta’ applikazzjoni tal-Linja Gwida (UE) 2022/912 (BĊE/2022/8), bl-eċċezzjoni ta’ kontijiet li jintużaw biex jinżammu fondi sekwestrati jew fondi mirhuna lil kreditur terz jew fondi msemmija fl-Artikolu 3(1)(d) tar-Regolament (UE) 2021/378 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew (BĊE/2021/1)) (*1).

(*1) Regolament (UE) 2021/378 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew tat-22 ta’ Jannar 2021 dwar l-applikazzjoni ta’ rekwiżiti ta’ riżervi minimi (BĊE/2021/1) (ĠU L 73, 3.3.2021, p. 1).”;"

2.	L-Anness I tad-Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 (BĊE/2022/22) huwa emendat skont l-Anness I ta’ din id-deċiżjoni;

3.	L-Anness II tad-Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 (BĊE/2022/22) huwa emendat skont l-Anness II ta’ din id-deċiżjoni;

4.	L-Anness III tad-Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 (BĊE/2022/22) huwa emendat skont l-Anness III ta’ din id-deċiżjoni;

Artikolu 2

Dħul fis-seħħ

Din id-Deċiżjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fil-20 ta' Novembru 2023.

Magħmul fi Frankfurt am Main, id-9 ta’ Novembru 2023.

Il-President tal-BĊE

Christine LAGARDE

(1) Linja Gwida (UE) 2022/912 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew tal-24 ta’ Frar 2022 dwar ġenerazzjoni ġdida tas-sistema Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) u li tħassar il-Linja Gwida BĊE/2012/27 (BĊE/2022/8) (ĠU L 163, 17.6.2022, p. 84).

(2) Linja Gwida (UE) 2023/2415 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew tas-7 ta’ Settembru 2023 li temenda l-Linja Gwida BĊE/2022/912 dwar sistema Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) (BĊE/2022/8) (BĊE/2023/22) (ĠU L 2023/2415, 27.10. 2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/guideline/2023/2415/oj

(3) Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew tad-19 ta’ April 2022 dwar it-termini u l-kundizzjonijiet tat-TARGET-ECB u li tħassar id-Deċiżjoni 2007//7 (BĊE/2022/22) ĠU L 163, 17.6.2022, p. 1).

ANNESS I

L-Anness I tad-Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 (BĊE/2022/22) hija emendata kif ġej:

Il-Parti I hija emendat kif gej:

(a)

fl-Artikolu 18, il-paragrafu 4 huwa mibdul b’li ġej:

“4. The Eurosystem provides a Contingency Solution for use if the events described in paragraph 1 occur. Connection to and use of the Contingency Solution may be made on request by a participant, and shall be mandatory in the following cases:

(a)	for participants considered by the ECB to be critical and for participants that settle very critical transactions as set out in Appendix IV;

(b)	with effect from 21 March 2025, for all AS and for all RTGS DCA holders.’

;

(b)

L-Artikolu 23 huwa mibdul b’dan li ġej:

‘Article 23

Duration and ordinary termination of participation and closure of accounts

1. Without prejudice to Article 24, participation in TARGET-ECB shall be for an indefinite period of time.

2. A participant may terminate any of the following at any time giving 14 business days’ notice thereof, unless it agrees a shorter notice period with the ECB:

(a)	its entire participation in TARGET-ECB;

(b)	one or more of its DCAs, RTGS AS technical accounts and/or TIPS AS technical accounts;

(c)

one or more of its MCAs, except where the participant is an institution falling within the scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/378 (ECB/2021/1), in which case the participant shall continue to hold at least one MCA for the purpose of complying with the applicable minimum reserve requirements, provided that the participant continues to comply with Articles 4 and 5.

3. The ECB may terminate any of the following at any time giving three months’ notice thereof, unless it agrees a different notice period with the relevant participant:

(a)	a participant’s entire participation in TARGET-ECB;

(b)	one or more of a participant’s DCAs, RTGS AS technical accounts or TIPS AS technical accounts;

(c)	one or more of a participant’s MCAs, provided that the participant continues to hold at least one MCA.

4. On termination of participation, the confidentiality duties laid down in Article 27 shall remain in force for a period of five years starting on the date of termination.

5. On termination of participation, the ECB shall close all TARGET accounts of the participant concerned in accordance with Article 25”

;

(c)

fl-Artikolu 30, għandu jiddaħħal il-paragrafu 1a li ġej:

‘1a. From 21 March 2026, participants that are considered critical by the ECB shall, in addition to the technical connection referred to in paragraph 1, establish a second technical connection for contingency purposes to TARGET-ECB through a second NSP in accordance with the modalities set out in paragraph 1. The second technical connection may be via the second NSP’s low volume user to application (U2A) access.’

;

Il-Parti II hija emendat kif gej:

a)	fl-Artikolu 2, il-paragrafu 3 huwa mibdul b’li ġej: “3. An MCA holder acting as co-manager shall fulfil the obligations of the MCA holder of the co-managed MCA under Part I, Article 5(1), point (a), Part I, Article 10(4), and Part I, Article 30(1) and (1a).’ ;

fl-Artikolu 2, il-paragrafu 4 huwa mibdul b’li ġej:

“4. The MCA holder of a co-managed MCA shall fulfil the obligations of a participant under Part I and Part II in respect of the co-managed MCA. In the event that the MCA holder does not have a direct technical connection to TARGET, Part I, Article 5(1), point (a), Part I, Article 10(4), and Part I, Article 30(1) and (1a) shall not apply.’

;

Il-Parti VII hija emendat kif gej:

fl-Artikolu 1, il-paragrafu 5 huwa mibdul b’li ġej:

“5. An ancillary system may send instant payment orders, and positive recall answers to any TIPS DCA holder or TIPS AS technical account holder. An ancillary system shall receive and process instant payment orders, recall requests and positive recall answers from any TIPS DCA holder or TIPS AS technical account holder.’

;

fl-Artikolu 7, il-paragrafu 1 huwa mibdul b’li ġej:

“1. A TIPS AS technical account holder may designate one or more reachable parties. Reachable parties shall have adhered to the SCT Inst scheme signing the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Adherence Agreement and, if they are addressable in TARGET as RTGS DCA holders, addressable BIC holders or as entities referred to in Part III, Article 3(1), point (a) of Guideline (EU) 2022/912 (ECB/2022/8), having been authorised to use an RTGS DCA by way of multi-addressee access, they shall hold a TIPS DCA or be reachable via a TIPS DCA.’

;

fl-Appendiċi VI, it-taqsima 6 (FEES FOR TIPS DCA HOLDERS) hija sostitwita b’dan li ġej:

“6. FEES FOR TIPS DCA HOLDERS

Until 31 December 2023, the following fees apply:

Fees for the operation of TIPS DCAs shall be charged to the party indicated as shown in the following table:

Item	Rule applied	Fee per item (EUR)
Settled instant payment order	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS DCA to be debited	0,002
Unsettled instant payment order	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS DCA to be debited	0,002
Settled positive recall answer	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS DCA to be credited	0,002
Unsettled positive recall answer	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS DCA to be credited	0,002

b)	Liquidity transfer orders from TIPS DCAs to: MCAs; RTGS DCAs; sub-accounts; overnight deposit accounts; TIPS AS technical accounts; and T2S DCAs shall be free of charge.

With effect from 1 January 2024, fees for the operation of TIPS DCAs shall be charged as follows:

a)	For each TIPS DCA a monthly fixed fee of EUR 800 shall be charged to the holder of the TIPS DCA;

b)	For each reachable party designated by the TIPS DCA holder, up to a maximum of 50 reachable parties, a monthly fixed fee of EUR 20 shall be charged to the designating TIPS DCA holder. No fee shall be charged for the fifty-first or any subsequent reachable party;

For each instant payment order or positive recall answer accepted by the [insert name of CB] as set out in Part I, Article 17, a fee of 0,001 EUR shall be charged to both the holder of the TIPS DCA to be debited and to the holder of the TIPS DCA or TIPS AS technical account to be credited, whether or not the instant payment order or positive recall answer settles;

d)	No fee shall be charged for liquidity transfer orders from TIPS DCAs to MCAs, RTGS DCAs, sub-accounts, overnight deposit accounts, TIPS AS technical accounts or T2S DCAs.’;

fl-Appendiċi VI, it-taqsima 7 (TARIFFI GĦALL-UŻU TAT-TIPS BĦALA PROĊEDURA TA’ SALDU) hija sostitwita b’dan li ġej:

“7. FEES FOR AS USING TIPS AS SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE

Until 31 December 2023, the following fees apply:

Fees for the use by an AS of the TIPS AS settlement procedure shall be charged to the party indicated as shown in the following table:

Item	Rule applied	Fee per item (EUR)
Settled instant payment order	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS AS technical account to be debited	0,002
Unsettled instant payment order	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS AS technical account to be debited	0,002
Settled positive recall answer	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS AS technical account to be credited	0,002
Unsettled positive recall answer	Party to be charged: the owner of the TIPS AS technical account to be credited	0,002

b)	Liquidity transfer orders from TIPS AS technical accounts to TIPS DCAs shall be free of charge;

In addition to the fees set out above, each AS shall be subject to a monthly fee based on the gross underlying volume of instant payments, near instant payments and positive recall answers settled in the AS’s own platform and enabled by the pre-funded positions on the TIPS AS technical account. The fee shall be EUR 0,0005 per settled instant payment, near instant payment or settled positive recall answer. For each month, each AS shall report the gross underlying volume of its settled instant payments, near instant payments and settled positive recall answers rounded down to the nearest ten thousand, at the latest by the third business day of the following month. The reported gross underlying volume shall be applied by the ECB to calculate the fee for the following month.

With effect from 1 January 2024, fees for the use by an AS of the TIPS AS settlement procedure shall be charged as follows:

a)	For each TIPS AS technical account a monthly fixed fee of EUR 3 000 shall be charged to the holder of the TIPS AS technical account;

b)	For each reachable party designated by the TIPS AS technical account holder, up to a maximum of 50 reachable parties, a monthly fixed fee of EUR 20 shall be charged to the designating TIPS AS technical account holder. No fee shall be charged for the fifty-first or any subsequent reachable party;

For each instant payment order or positive recall answer accepted by the [insert name of CB] as set out in Part I, Article 17, a fee of 0,001 EUR shall be charged to both the holder of the TIPS AS technical account to be debited and to the holder of the TIPS AS technical account or TIPS DCA to be credited, whether or not the instant payment order or positive recall answer settles;

d)	No fee shall be charged for liquidity transfer orders from TIPS AS technical accounts to TIPS DCAs;

In addition to the fees set out above, each AS shall be subject to a monthly fee based on the gross underlying volume of instant payments, near inst ant payments and positive recall answers settled in the AS’s own platform and enabled by the pre-funded positions on the TIPS AS technical account. For each month, each AS shall report the gross underlying volume of its settled instant payments, near instant payments and settled positive recall answers rounded down to the nearest ten thousand, at the latest by the third business day of the following month. The reported gross underlying volume shall be applied by the ECB to calculate the unit fee per settled instant payment, near instant payment or settled positive recall answer for the previous month according to the following table:

Reported gross underlying volume
From	To	Unit Fee (EUR)
0	10 000 000	0,00040
10 000 001	25 000 000	0,00030
25 000 001	100 000 000	0,00020
100 000 001		0,00015 .’

ANNESS II

L-Anness II tad-Deċiżjoni (UE) 2022/911 (BĊE/2022/22) huwa ssostitwit b'dan li ġej:

‘ANNEX II

TARGET GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS

Level 1 — Governing Council

Level 2 — Technical and operational management body

Level 3 — Level 3 NCBs

1.	General provisions

Final competence in relation to all TARGET issues, in particular the rules for the decision making in TARGET, and responsible for safeguarding the public function of TARGET

—	Conducting technical, functional, operational and financial management tasks in relation to TARGET and implementing the rules on governance decided by Level 1

—	Taking decisions on the daily running of TARGET based on the service levels defined in the agreement referred to in Article 7(6) of Guideline ECB/2022/8

2.	Pricing policy

—	Deciding on pricing structure/pricing policy

—	Deciding on the pricing envelopes

—	Regular review of pricing structure/ pricing policy

—	Drafting and monitoring of pricing envelopes

(Not applicable)

Financing

—	Deciding on rules for the financial regime of TARGET

—	Deciding on the financial envelopes

—	Drafting proposals for the main features of the financial regime as decided by Level 1.

—	Drafting and monitoring of financial envelopes

—	Approval and/or initiation of instalments payed by Eurosystem CBs to Level 3 for provision of services

—	Approval and/or initiation of reimbursement of fees to the Eurosystem CBs

—	Providing cost figures to Level 2 for the service provision

4.	Service level

Deciding on the level of service

Verifying that the service was delivered in accordance with the agreed Service level

—	Delivering the service in accordance with the agreed Service level

Operation

—	Deciding on the rules applicable to incidents and crisis situations

—	Monitoring business developments

—	Managing TARGET based on the agreement referred to in Article 7(6) of Guideline ECB/2022/8

6.	Change and release management

Deciding in case of escalation

—	Approving the Change requests

—	Approving the release scoping

—	Approving the release plan and its execution

—	Assessing the Change Requests

—	Implementing the Change requests in line with the agreed plan

7.	Risk management

—	approving the TARGET Risk Management Framework and the risk tolerance for TARGET as well as accepting remaining risks

—	assuming ultimate responsibility for the activities of the first and second lines of defence

—	establishing the organisational structure for roles and responsibilities related to risk and control

—	Conducting the risk management following the roles defined in the applicable risk management frameworks

—	Conducting risk analysis and follow-up according to the allocated risk ownership

—	ensuring that all risk management arrangements are maintained and kept-up-to date

—	approving and reviewing the business continuity plan as outlined in the relevant operational documentation

—	Conducting the risk management following the roles defined in the applicable risk management frameworks and related to Level 3 activities

—	Conducting risk analysis and follow-up according to the allocated risk ownership

—	Providing the necessary information for risk analysis according to Level 1/Level 2 requests and the risk management frameworks in place

8.	System rules

—	Establishing and ensuring adequate implementation of the European System of Central Banks’ legal framework for TARGET including the Harmonised Conditions for participation in TARGET

(Not applicable)

(Not applicable).’

’.