The update directly addresses requirements for banks to prepare and analyze business reorganisation plans as part of resolution planning and crisis preparedness frameworks.
Mandatory inheritance: Recovery and Resolution Plans is a child of Prudential Standards and Governance, so Prudential Standards must be raised as the secondary tag.
Product
This update concerns crisis resolution procedures and resolvability planning for banks rather than any specific retail financial product or service.
The guidance addresses business reorganisation plans and open bank bail-in procedures, which do not map to any defined retail product type in the taxonomy.
Obligation
The guidance clarifies expectations for business reorganisation plan analysis reports that banks must prepare following open bank bail-in, which involves documenting and evidencing crisis-preparedness capabilities and resolvability assessments.
The guidance also supports banks' resolvability self-assessment and testing obligations, which involve evaluating the firm's ability to execute a reorganisation plan in a crisis scenario.
Activity
This update concerns regulatory guidance on crisis-preparedness documentation and resolvability planning for banks, which does not map directly to any core retail financial services business activity in the taxonomy.
The guidance addresses post-resolution reorganisation planning and bail-in procedures, which are institutional crisis-management and prudential governance matters rather than retail customer-facing business activities.
Themes
The update concerns operational guidance for banks on crisis preparedness and resolvability planning following bail-in scenarios, which directly relates to maintaining the ability to prevent, adapt, respond to and recover from operational disruption.
The guidance addresses business reorganisation plans and resolvability self-assessment as part of broader safety-and-soundness institutional governance expectations, reflecting prudential requirements for crisis preparedness.
Functions
The update requires finance and treasury functions to prepare and analyze business reorganisation plans and related quantitative reporting following bail-in scenarios, directly impacting balance-sheet and crisis-preparedness financial planning.
Risk functions must oversee the resolvability self-assessment and crisis-preparedness framework that underpins the business reorganisation planning obligations, though this is a supporting governance role rather than primary execution.
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TITLE: European Union's Single Resolution Board Publishes Operational Guidance on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Reports
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On July 30, 2026, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) published its Operational Guidance for banks on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Reports (BRP AR) alongside a complementary quantitative template. The guidance follows a public consultation that ran from February 3 to March 30, 2026.
The Operational Guidance provides banks with a consolidated, transparent framework to strengthen their crisis preparedness and resolvability without introducing new requirements. The SRB developed the guidance in response to an industry request for a publicly available, standardised reference to harmonise expectations and enhance consistency in reorganisation planning. The documents compile and clarify already existing expectations rather than imposing additional obligations on financial institutions.
The guidance addresses expectations regarding business reorganisation plan analysis reports and the production of business reorganisation plans (BRPs), which must be prepared following the application of open bank bail-in (OBBI). The non-mandatory quantitative template provides practical support to banks in meeting these expectations. SRB Chair Dominique Laboureix said the new guidance aligns with the SRB's broader efforts to strengthen banks' resolvability self-assessment and resolvability testing, fostering a robust and standardised approach to crisis preparedness across the banking sector.
The SRB reserves the right to deviate from the actions and expectations described in the guidance depending on specific situations and in line with applicable legal frameworks. The feedback statement to the public consultation, the Operational Guidance document, and the quantitative template are all available on the SRB's website. Banks should consider the guidance when evidencing capabilities regarding business reorganisation plans required in crisis situations.
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https://www.srb.europa.eu/en/news/srb-publishes-renewed-operational-guidance-business-reorganisation-plan-analysis-reports
SRB publishes a renewed Operational Guidance on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Reports | Single Resolution Board Skip to main content Press releases | Thursday, 30 July 2026 SRB publishes Operational Guidance for banks on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Reports and quantitative template in response to an industry request The guidance follows the public consultation from 3 February to 30 March 2026 There are no new requirements The Single Resolution Board (SRB) today publishes its Operational Guidance for banks on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Reports alongside a complementary quantitative template . The documents provide banks with a consolidated, transparent framework to strengthen their crisis preparedness and resolvability, without introducing new requirements. Key highlights : Response to an industry request for a publicly available, standardised reference to harmonise expectations and enhance consistency in reorganisation planning A single, coherent framework compiling and clarifying already existing expectations Practical support for banks provided through the non-mandatory quantitative template. “The new guidance aligns with the SRB’s broader efforts to strengthen banks’ resolvability self-assessment and resolvability testing, fostering a robust and standardised approach to crisis preparedness across the banking sector,” said SRB Chair Dominique Laboureix. The feedback statement to the public consultation is attached here. Documents Operational guidance on the Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report PDF | 2.04 MB | Publishing date: 29/07/2026 This publication sets out operational guidance for institutions to consider when implementing the expectations regarding business reorganisation plan analysis reports (BRP ARs) and when producing business reorganisation plans (BRPs). Depending on the specific situation and in line with the applicable legal framework, the SRB reserves the right to deviate from the actions and expectations described in this publication. Annex V - Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report - Quantitative Template XLSX | 984.14 KB | Publishing date: 16/07/2026 Annex V - Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report - Quantitative Template SRB feedback statement Feedback statement on the public consultation on the Operational Guidance on the Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report PDF | 1.77 MB | Publishing date: 29/07/2026 This document provides feedback on the public consultation on the Operational Guidance on the Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report (hereinafter, ‘Operational Guidance’). This feedback is for institutions to take into consideration when evidencing capabilities regarding the business reorganisation plan that must be prepared after the application of the open bank bail-in (OBBI). In a crisis, depending on the specific situation and in line with the applicable legal framework, the SRB reserves the right to deviate from the actions and expectations described in this publication. Operational guidance page Operational Guidance on Business Reorganisation Plan Page The SRB has published its Operational Guidance on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Reports (BRP AR) and a complementary Quantitative Template Read more Contact our communications team Communication Expert Name Anissa Benkirane Email Anissa.BENKIRANE [a] srb.europa.eu Phone : +3224903512 Mobile : +32471330002 Recent news SRB 2025 Annual Report stresses progress on crisis readiness Press releases | 30 June 2026 The Single Resolution Board published today its Annual Report for 2025. This is the second reporting on the implementation of the SRM Vision 2028... SRB introduces a new procedure for faster approval of early redemptions of MREL instruments Press releases | 29 June 2026 In the context of its simplification strategy, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) introduces a new procedure, effective as of 1 July, to speed up autho... SRB launches its consultation on updated operational guidance on liquidity and funding in resolution Press releases | 11 May 2026 The SRB plans to update its guidance on expectations for banks on liquidity and funding in resolution to incorporate lessons from practical... See all Related news and press releases Technical meeting: Operational Guidance for banks on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Reports (BRP AR) and the BRP AR quantitative template News | 23 February 2026 On 3 March 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) invites you to a technical meeting focused on Business Reorganisation Plan... SRB launches public consultation on streamlining its approach on Business Reorganisation Plan Analysis Report Press releases | 03 February 2026 The implementation of a ‘bail-in’ requires reasonable prospects of financial soundness and long-term viability for a bank. Following a bail-in... Back to top