BEL GVT Securities Lending Decree


On Oct. 23, BEL GVT issued decree on securities lending/borrowing.


  • BEL GVT issued Decree in Official Gazette (OG 2024009798) which renews the recognition of a centralized system for lending and borrowing financial instruments.
  • Text of consolidated legislation is set out in line with the Decree approving renewal.
  • Basis for Decree
  • Decree by BEL GVT sets out a payment and settlement system for securities transactions that must be met and period during which recognition may be granted.
  • Taken in implementation of articles 735 to 7312 of the Royal Decree/wib 92.
  • As per Income Tax Code 1992, Article 261, third paragraph, inserted by Act of Dec. 15, 2004 and amended by Act of Dec. 26, 2015, Royal Decree/WIB 92, Art. 738.
  • Inserted by Royal Decree of Nov. 29, 2000, amended by Royal Decree Jan. 20, 2005.
  • Extension of GC Access System
  • In recognition by Ministerial Decree of Apr. 19, 2013 of the centralized system for lending and borrowing financial instruments, which is called GC Access.
  • Euroclear Bank is manager of GC Access, and subsequent decrees guaranteed further extension, with the latest a period of 5 years from Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2024.
  • Euroclear Bank applied on Sep. 26, 2024, to renew the recognition as a centralized system for lending and borrowing financial instruments as per Art. 735 of WIB 92.
  • BEL GVT states it is important that the recognition of this centralized system for lending and borrowing financial instruments continues without interruption.
  • It is up to the manager of the centralized system to inform its participants of the date on which it ceases to use this recognition, and eligible financial instruments eligible.
  • Specifically for the centralized system for which the manager uses the recognition.
  • Effectiveness
  • This recognition is renewed by BEL GVT for the period Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2029.

Regulators BEL GVT
Entity Types B/D; Bank
Reference OG 2024009798, PR 10/23/2024
Functions Compliance; Legal; Operations; Reporting; Trade Reporting
Countries Belgium
Category
State
Products Banking; Custody; Deposits; Loan; Payments; Securities; Securitization
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 10/23/2024
Effective Date 1/1/2025
Rule Id 230851
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 10/23/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 10/25/2024