(8)Certain factors have impeded the practical application of the discretion addressed in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/445 (ECB/2016/4) whereby competent authorities may authorise institutions to apply a 3 % outflow rate to stable retail deposits covered by a deposit guarantee scheme (DGS), subject to the prior approval of the European Commission in accordance with Article 24(4) and (5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61. Further evidence and analysis are necessary in order to demonstrate that the run-off rates for stable retail deposits covered by a DGS as referred to in Article 24(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61 would be below 3 % during any stress period experienced consistent with the scenarios referred to in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61. In the absence of such evidence and analysis, the general policy authorising the application of a 3 % outflow rate should be removed from Regulation (EU) 2016/445 (ECB/2016/4).