Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Basel Framework

The Basel Framework is the full set of standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which is the primary global standard setter for the prudential regulation of banks. The membership of the BCBS has agreed to fully implement these standards and apply them to the internationally active banks in their jurisdictions. The background page describes the framework's structure and how to navigate it.

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DIS10
Definitions and applications
This chapter describes the scope of application of disclosure requirements, along with requirements on the location, frequency, timing of reporting, assurance considerations and guiding principles on high-quality disclosures.Download all of the disclosure templates and tables of the DIS standard in…
  • Published 08 Nov 2023
  • Effective 01 Jan 2027
  • Status Removed on 17 Jul 2024
DIS10
Definitions and applications
This chapter describes the scope of application of disclosure requirements, along with requirements on the location, frequency, timing of reporting, assurance considerations and guiding principles on high-quality disclosures.Download all of the disclosure templates and tables of the DIS standard in…
  • Published 17 Jul 2024
  • Effective 01 Jan 2027
  • Status Forthcoming
DIS51
Credit valuation adjustment risk
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for CVA risk.
  • Published 08 Nov 2023
  • Effective 01 Jan 2027
  • Status Forthcoming
DIS75
Macroprudential supervisory measures
This chapter describes disclosures accompanying the assessment methodology for G-SIBs and the countercyclical capital buffer.
  • Published 08 Nov 2023
  • Effective 01 Jan 2027
  • Status Forthcoming
DIS10
Definitions and applications
This chapter describes the scope of application of disclosure requirements, along with requirements on the location, frequency, timing of reporting, assurance considerations and guiding principles on high-quality disclosures.Download all of the disclosure templates and tables of the DIS standard in…
  • Published 17 Jul 2024
  • Effective 01 Jan 2026
  • Status Current
DIS55
Cryptoasset exposures
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for banks' exposures to cryptoassets.
  • Published 17 Jul 2024
  • Effective 01 Jan 2026
  • Status Current
DIS10
Definitions and applications
This chapter describes the scope of application of disclosure requirements, along with requirements on the location, frequency, timing of reporting, assurance considerations and guiding principles on high-quality disclosures.Download all of the disclosure templates and tables of the DIS standard in…
  • Published 11 Nov 2021
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS10
Definitions and applications
This chapter describes the scope of application of disclosure requirements, along with requirements on the location, frequency, timing of reporting, assurance considerations and guiding principles on high-quality disclosures.Download all of the disclosure templates and tables of the DIS standard in…
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Removed on 26 Nov 2020
DIS10
Definitions and applications
This chapter describes the scope of application of disclosure requirements, along with requirements on the location, frequency, timing of reporting, assurance considerations and guiding principles on high-quality disclosures.Download all of the disclosure templates and tables of the DIS standard in…
  • Published 26 Nov 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Removed on 11 Nov 2021
DIS20
Overview of risk management, key prudential metrics and RWA
This chapter covers disclosures on a bank's strategy, the senior management and directors' assessment and management of risk and key prudential metrics.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS21
Comparison of modelled and standardised RWA
This chapter covers disclosures on RWA calculated according to the full standardised approach as compared to the actual RWA at the risk level, and for credit risk at asset class and sub-asset class levels.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Removed on 26 Nov 2020
DIS21
Comparison of modelled and standardised RWA
This chapter covers disclosures on RWA calculated according to the full standardised approach as compared to the actual RWA at the risk level, and for credit risk at asset class and sub-asset class levels.
  • Published 26 Nov 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS26
Capital distribution constraints
This chapter covers disclosures on capital distribution constraints, when required by national supervisors at a jurisdiction level.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS31
Asset encumbrance
This chapter covers disclosures on the amount of encumbered and unencumbered assets.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS40
Credit risk
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for credit risk.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS42
Counterparty credit risk
This chapter describes counterparty credit risk and credit valuation adjustment disclosure requirements.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS45
Sovereign exposures
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for sovereign exposures.
  • Published 11 Nov 2021
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS50
Market risk
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for market risk.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Removed on 11 Nov 2021
DIS50
Market risk
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for market risk.
  • Published 11 Nov 2021
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS51
Credit valuation adjustment risk
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for CVA risk.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS60
Operational risk
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for operational risk.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS80
Leverage ratio
This chapter describes disclosure requirements for the leverage ratio.
  • Published 27 Mar 2020
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS99
Worked examples
This chapter provides worked examples of how to complete Template CR3, Template CCR5 and Template MR2.
  • Published 11 Nov 2021
  • Effective 01 Jan 2023
  • Status Current
DIS10
Definitions and applications
This chapter describes the scope of application of disclosure requirements, along with requirements on the location, frequency, timing of reporting, assurance considerations and guiding principles on high-quality disclosures.Download all of the disclosure templates and tables of the DIS standard in…
  • Published 15 Dec 2019
  • Effective 01 Jan 2022
  • Status Removed on 27 Mar 2020
DIS20
Overview of risk management, key prudential metrics and RWA
This chapter covers disclosures on a bank's strategy, the senior management and directors' assessment and management of risk and key prudential metrics.
  • Published 15 Dec 2019
  • Effective 01 Jan 2022
  • Status Removed on 27 Mar 2020

Background to the Basel Framework

The Basel Framework is a consolidated version of the full set of standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which is the primary global standard setter for the prudential regulation of banks. The membership of the BCBS has agreed to fully implement these standards and apply them to the internationally active banks in their jurisdictions.

Structure

The framework comprises the 14 standards listed below. Each standard is divided into chapters, and many chapters have multiple versions, eg a chapter may have a version that is applicable now and one that will become applicable after the Basel III reforms have been implemented. The full breakdown of all chapters and versions is available here.

If you would like to explore the source material for the consolidated Basel Framework, there is a mapping table that links each of the paragraphs of the BCBS's original published standards to their locations within the first published version the framework.

Other features of the framework include:

  • Interactive cross-references to make it easier to navigate.
  • A "time traveller" feature, which lets you select a future date and see the framework as it is due to apply at that date.
  • Answers to frequently asked questions displayed directly underneath the paragraphs to which they relate.
  • A section to view all past and future planned changes to the Basel Framework.
  • An improved search function, which makes it easier to find specific content in each standard.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the consolidated Basel Framework, please let us know at baselcommittee@bis.org.

The Basel Framework homepage lists all 14 standards together with a short description of their content. The "effective as of" date is the date by which the members of the BCBS have agreed to implement the standards. By default, this date is set to the launch date of the consolidated framework for standards that were already in force at the launch of the framework. For standards that have chapters that are due to change in the future, a "next version" date is shown.

Click on the name of any standard to get the list of chapters that it contains. By default, you will see the current versions of the standards that are in effect as of the day you are using the website. In cases where new chapter versions are due to come into effect in the future, the chapter can be accessed by clicking the "new future version" link shown at the bottom of the chapter description.

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Navigating the Basel Framework
Navigating the Basel Framework
Video 9 April 2019
Navigating the Basel Framework
This tutorial explains the features of the Basel Committee's consolidated framework, bringing global standards for bank regulation and supervision together in one place.

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