Recital 1

(1)Before they purchase non-performing credit agreements, prospective buyers should have access to granular credit agreement-by-credit agreement information about the non-performing credit agreement itself, the counterparty, the collateral, the guarantees, the legal and enforcement procedures and the historical collection and repayment history. Standardisation of that information by means of common templates, data fields, definitions and characteristics should facilitate the sale of non-performing credit agreements on secondary markets and should reduce entry barriers for small credit institutions and smaller investors wishing to conclude transactions in respect of non-performing credit agreements.