Status of Basel II, Basel 2.5 and Basel III adoption: links to domestic implementation documents

Country

Link(s) to relevant domestic publications (Basel II, Basel 2.5 and Basel III implementation)

Argentina

http://www.bcra.gov.ar/pdfs/comytexord/A5272.pdf

Australia

http://www.apra.gov.au/MediaReleases/Pages/12_23.aspx

http://www.apra.gov.au/adi/PrudentialFramework/Pages/Basel-III-Counterparty-Credit-Risk-and-other-measures-August-2012.aspx

http://www.apra.gov.au/adi/PrudentialFramework/Pages/Basel-III-Capital-Reforms-March-2012.aspx

Belgium

Brazil

https://www3.bcb.gov.br/audpub/edital/ExibeEdital.jsp?edt=53 

https://www3.bcb.gov.br/normativo/detalharNormativo.do?method=detalharNormativo&N=111011733

Canada

All documents available at: http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/osfi/index_e.aspx?DetailID=310

http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/osfi/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=5050

Basel II: CAR Guidelines A & A-1

Basel 2.5:

Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) - Letter from the Assistant Superintendent Regulation Sector - OSFI-BSIF

Guideline A-1  Capital Adequacy Requirements 2012

Basel III:
Letter: Basel III Implementation
Advisory: Treatment of non-qualifying capital instruments
Advisory: Non-Viability Contingent Capital
See 2010 reporting form changes items 10 & 11 and items 16 to 20
FSB Peer Review of Canada: http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/publications/r_120130.pdf

China

The Regulation Governing Capital of Commercial Banks (Consultative paper)
http://www.cbrc.gov.cn/chinese/files/2011/201108159DF63C804CC2DC62FFAF6E594A1B7F00.doc

The Regulation on Leverage Ratio (Consultative paper):
http://www.cbrc.gov.cn/chinese/files/2011/2011052053299EC6D6E7DB7BFF6FADDE7DE29D00.doc

France

http://www.banque-france.fr/cclrf/fr/pdf/20070220arr_arr_29_10_09.pdf

Germany

http://www.bundesbank.de/download/bankenaufsicht/pdf/solvv2010.pdf

http://www.bundesbank.de/download/bankenaufsicht/pdf/marisk/101215_rs.pdf

http://www.bundesbank.de/download/bankenaufsicht/pdf/basel3_institutsvergv.pdf

Basel III implementation: please see CRR and CRD IV proposals on EU level

Hong Kong

Link to domestic publications on Basel II:

http://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/key-functions/banking-stability/basel-3.shtml

India

Basel II Master Circular
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Notification/PDFs/61MF290611FLL.pdf

Implementation of Basel 2.5
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Notification/PDFs/CETB080210F.pdf

Implementation of Basel II Advanced approaches
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Notification/PDFs/AA070709_C.pdf

Market Risk
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Notification/PDFs/IMAC070410.pdf

Operational Risk
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Notification/PDFs/CS270411FAM.pdf

http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Notification/PDFs/TSC310310.pdf

Credit Risk
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Content/PDFs/CDG10100811.pdf

Basel III
http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Notification/PDFs/BIIIRC210111.pdf

http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/notification/PDFs/BAICI020512IS.pdf

Indonesia

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Publikasi/Artikel+dan+Kertas+Kerja/Kertas+Kerja/cp_basel_III.htm

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Peraturan/Perbankan/se_130611.htm

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Peraturan/Perbankan/se_110309.htm

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Peraturan/Perbankan/se_093107.htm

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Peraturan/Perbankan/se_093307.htm

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Peraturan/Perbankan/pbi_101508.htm

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Peraturan/Perbankan/pbi_130111.htm

http://www.bi.go.id/web/id/Perbankan/Implementasi+Basel+II/Consultative+Papers/cp_3.htm

Italy

http://www.bancaditalia.it/vigilanza/normativa/norm_bi/circ-reg/istrvig

http://www.bancaditalia.it/vigilanza/normativa/norm_bi/circ-reg/vigprud

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/bank/regcapital/index_en.htm#crd4

Japan

Basel II
http://www.fsa.go.jp/policy/basel_ii/index.html

Basel 2.5
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/22/ginkou/20110527-1.html

Basel III
http://www.fsa.go.jp/news/23/ginkou/20120330-1.html

Korea

http://law.fss.or.kr/fss/lmx/law_ready/law_ready_view.jsp?seq=532&no=441&nowPage=0&nowBlock=0&keyword =

http://english.fss.or.kr/fss/en/laws/banking/list.jsp?bbsid=1289368513202

Luxembourg

The LFS and CSSF circulars are available from the CSSF website (http://ww.cssf.lu/en/laws-and-regulations/).

The current Basel III draft proposal of the EU Commission ("CRD IV") can be downloaded at http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/bank/regcapital/index_en.htm.

Mexico

http://www.cnbv.gob.mx/Normatividad/Disposiciones%20de%20carácter%20general%20aplicablea%20a%20las%20%20instituciones%20de%20crédito.docx

The Netherlands

http://www.toezicht.dnb.nl/en/4/1/51-203936.jsp , http://www.toezicht.dnb.nl/en/4/1/51-203938.jsp
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/bank/regcapital/index_en.htm

Russia

http://www.cbr.ru/analytics/standart_acts/projects/120913_1_41.pdf

http://www.cbr.ru/analytics/standart_acts/projects/120913_2_41.pdf

http://www.cbr.ru/analytics/standart_acts/projects/120913_3_41.pdf

http://www.cbr.ru/analytics/standart_acts/projects/120913_4_41.pdf

1. Credit risk (Regulation No 110-I): The initial version of the Regulation (Basel I) was published in «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 11 (735) as of 11.02.2004
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/main.asp?Prtid=Vestnik&Y=2004

Changes to the Regulation with regard to country risk scores assigned by Export Credit Agencies (Basel II) - «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 77 (1168) as of 28.12.2009
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/main.asp?Prtid=Vestnik&Y=2009

Last changes - «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 30 (1273) as of 01.06.2011
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/Vestnik/ves110601030.pdf

2. Market risk (Regulations No 313-P and 124-I):

313-P - First version was published in «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 68 (1012) as of 12.12.2007
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/main.asp?Prtid=Vestnik&Y=2007

last changes - «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 30 (1273) as of 01.06.2011
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/Vestnik/ves110601030.pdf

124-I - first version - «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 44 (842) as of 19.08.2005
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/main.asp?Prtid=Vestnik&Y=2005

last changes - «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No69 (1013) as of 17.12.2007
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/main.asp?Prtid=Vestnik&Y=2007

3. Operational risk (Regulation No 346-P) - «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 77 (1168) as of 28.12.2009
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/main.asp?Prtid=Vestnik&Y=2009

4. Recommendations on ICAAP (96-T) - «Vestnik of the Bank of Russia» No 37 (1280) as of 07.07.2011
http://www.cbr.ru/publ/Vestnik/ves110707037.pdf

Saudi Arabia

Basel III

http://www.sama.gov.sa/sites/samaen/RulesRegulation/Rules/Pages/SAMA's%20Basel%20III%20Program.aspx

Basel II

http://www.sama.gov.sa/sites/samaen/RulesRegulation/Rules/Pages/SAMA's%20Basel%20II%20Program.aspx 

Singapore

Link to MAS Notice No. 637 (current version in force):
http://www.mas.gov.sg/resource/legislation_guidelines/banks/notices/MAS637_Amdt_5Jul10.pdf

Link to MAS Notice No. 637 (effecting Basel 2.5):
http://www.mas.gov.sg/resource/legislation_guidelines/banks/notices/MAS637_Amdt_5Jul11_for_Dec2011.pdf

Link to MAS' press release on Basel III capital requirements:
http://www.mas.gov.sg/news_room/press_releases/2011/MAS_Strengthens_Capital_Requirements_for_Singapore_incorporated_Banks.html

South Africa

Basel II and 2.5

http://www.resbank.co.za/RegulationAndSupervision/BankSupervision/BankingLegislation/Pages/Regulations%20relating%20to%20Banks.aspx

Basel III

http://www.resbank.co.za/RegulationAndSupervision/BankSupervision/BankingLegislation/Pages/Proposed-amended-Regulations-relating-to-Banks.aspx 

Spain

All Basel II elements are transposed and fully implemented in the Bank of Spain's Circular 3/2008 (policy rule)

http://www.bde.es/webbde/es/secciones/normativa/circu/c200803.pdf

Sweden

The law on capital adequacy (only in Swedish):
http://www.riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=2006:1371

Regulation issued by the ministry of finance on capital adequacy (only in Swedish):
http://www.riksdagen.se/webbnav/index.aspx?nid=3911&bet=2006:1533

Finansinspektionen's (Swedish FSA's) regulation on capital adequacy (in English):
http://www.fi.se/Folder-EN/Startpage/Regulations/Regulatory-Code/FFFS-20071/

Finansinspektionen's (Swedish FSA's) regulation on disclosure, pillar 3 (in English):
http://www.fi.se/Folder-EN/Startpage/Regulations/Regulatory-Code/FFFS-20075/

Finansinspektionen's (Swedish FSA's) regulation on remuneration (in English):
http://www.fi.se/Folder-EN/Startpage/Regulations/Regulatory-Code/FFFS-20111/

Finansinspektionen's (Swedish FSA's) regulation on liquidity management (in English):
http://www.fi.se/Folder-EN/Startpage/Regulations/Regulatory-Code/FFFS-20107/

Switzerland

Link to description of Swiss SIFI policy: http://www.finma.ch/e/finma/publikationen/Documents/be-swiss-SIFI-policy-june-2011-summary-20110624-e.pdf

Turkey

http://www.bddk.org.tr/Web Sitesi/turkce/Mevzuat/Duzenleme_Taslaklari/9225basel_ii_duzenlemeleri.zip

United Kingdom

United States

Basel II final rule (December 2007):
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-5729.pdf

Basel 2.5 market risk proposal (January 2011):
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-01-11/pdf/2010-32189.pdf

Basel III Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (June 2012):

http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/bcreg/20120607a.htm

http://www.federalreserve.gov/bankinforeg/basel/USImplementation.htm#Basel_II_Advanced_Announcements

European Union

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/bank/regcapital/index_en.htm
Directive http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/12/st08/st08468.en12.pdf
Regulation http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/12/st08/st08467.en12.pdf