v8875_m - Competent authority required when the row contains any other data (B_01.01)

Official expression (EBA, verbatim)

with {tB_01.01, default: null, interval: false}: if ( not ( isnull ({c0030}) ) ) or not (( isnull ({c0040}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0020}) )) or not (( isnull ({c0060}) )) then ( ( not ( isnull ({c0050}) ) )) endif

Precondition (verbatim): {v_B_01.01} - the rule is evaluated only when template B_01.01 is part of the filing (its filing indicator is true).

Description in the EBA artifact: empty (NULL).

What this rule checks

Template B_01.01 (Entity maintaining the register of information) describes the entity (or entities) maintaining and updating the Register of Information (RoI). The row key is c0010 (LEI of the entity maintaining the register of information).

The rule looks at each row: if at least one of the data columns c0020-c0040 and c0060 is filled - Name of the entity (c0020), Country of the entity (c0030), Type of entity (c0040), Date of the reporting (c0060) - then c0050 (Competent Authority) must be filled as well. A row that contains only the key c0010 does not trigger the rule.

c0050 is a free-text field (no value list) - the reporting entity enters the name of the competent authority itself.

This is a warning-level check (layer W2, severity: warning). It does not technically block or reject a filing at the ESAs - a technical rejection can only be caused by the structural file checks (STRUCT layer). A violation shows up as a warning in the validation feedback. The rule is active on the current EBA validation rules list (status as of 2026-06-23).

Most common causes

• The row was filled in starting from the name or the entity type and the authority cell was left empty.
• A column shift in a CSV or Excel export left c0050 empty and moved values into neighbouring columns.
• The row was created with the LEI key only, other columns were filled in later and the authority name was never entered.

How to fix it, step by step

1. Open template B_01.01 and find the flagged row. The finding gives the row number and the key value: c0010 (LEI of the entity maintaining the register of information).
2. Enter the name of the competent authority in column c0050 (Competent Authority) - a free-text field, for example Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego.
3. If the whole row is there by mistake, delete the entire row instead. A row with only the key (c0010) does not trigger this rule.
4. Run the validation again and confirm the v8875_m warning for that row is gone.

Example: fails vs passes

Fails - the entity type is filled, the competent authority is empty; the finding points at column c0050 of this row:

c0010 (LEI of the entity maintaining the register of information)	c0040 (Type of entity)	c0050 (Competent Authority)
549300Q5EH2NP82EPE32	eba_CT:x12	(empty)

Passes - the competent authority is filled:

c0010 (LEI of the entity maintaining the register of information)	c0040 (Type of entity)	c0050 (Competent Authority)
549300Q5EH2NP82EPE32	eba_CT:x12	Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego

Also passes (edge case) - a key-only row: only c0010 is filled, none of c0020-c0040 and c0060 has a value, so the condition never activates. With several rows, only the incomplete row is flagged - the finding carries its row number and key value.

Related rules

• v8872_m, v8873_m, v8874_m, v8876_m - the same row-completeness family on B_01.01: each rule requires a different column of the same row (c0020 Name of the entity, c0030 Country of the entity, c0040 Type of entity, c0060 Date of the reporting).
• v8858_m to v8865_m - the sister row-completeness family on template B_01.02: the same pattern applied to the rows of the entity list.