Recital 1

(1)An institutional protection scheme (IPS) is referred to in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as a contractual or statutory liability arrangement which protects its member institutions and in particular ensures that they have the liquidity and solvency needed to avoid bankruptcy where necessary. Competent authorities may, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles 8(4), 49(3), 113(7), 422(8) and 425(4) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Article 29(1), Article 33(2)(b) and Article 34(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61, waive certain prudential requirements or allow certain derogations for IPS members. In addition, Article 113(7)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 provides that the relevant competent authority must approve and monitor at regular intervals the adequacy of the IPS's systems for the monitoring and classification of risk and Article 113(7)(d) requires the IPS to conduct its own risk review.