Question
Article 55 BRRD requires institutions and other entities subject to resolution to include a bail-in recognition clause in certain agreements governed by third-country law. Does this provision also apply in respect to agreements for which it would be impracticable to comply with the obligation to include the bail-in recognition clause (e.g. because of the refusal from the counterpart to agree to it)?
Background on the question
Article 55 BRRD requires institutions and other entities subject to resolution to include a bail-in recognition clause in certain agreements governed by third-country law. Does this provision also apply in respect to agreements for which it would be impracticable to comply with the obligation to include the bail-in recognition clause (e.g. because of the refusal from the counterpart to agree to it)?
Answer
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