By-laws of the Deposit Protection Fund valid from January 2023
By-laws of the Deposit Protection Fund valid from January 2023
By-laws of the Deposit Protection Fund valid from January 2023
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Section 1 – <strong>Deposit</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> <strong>Fund</strong><br />
A <strong>Deposit</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> <strong>of</strong> German Banks (Einlagensicherungsfonds deutscher<br />
Banken), hereinafter referred to as <strong>the</strong> “<strong>Fund</strong>”, has been established as a dependent<br />
special fund within <strong>the</strong> Association <strong>of</strong> German Banks (Bundesverband deutscher<br />
Banken), hereinafter referred to as <strong>the</strong> “Banking Association”.<br />
Section 2 – Purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong><br />
1. The purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> is to provide assistance in <strong>the</strong> in ter est <strong>of</strong> depositors in<br />
<strong>the</strong> event <strong>of</strong> imminent or actual finan cial difficulties <strong>of</strong> banks, particularly when<br />
<strong>the</strong> suspension <strong>of</strong> pay ments is imminent, in order to prevent <strong>the</strong> impairment <strong>of</strong><br />
public confi dence in <strong>the</strong> private banks.<br />
exempted <strong>from</strong> participation under Subsection (2). Domestic branches<br />
<strong>of</strong> foreign banks within <strong>the</strong> meaning <strong>of</strong> Section 53 (1) and Section 53b (1)<br />
respectively <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> German Banking Act shall be additionally subject to <strong>the</strong><br />
“Supplementary arrangements for <strong>the</strong> participation <strong>of</strong> branches <strong>of</strong> foreign<br />
banks in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deposit</strong> <strong>Protection</strong> <strong>Fund</strong>” annexed to <strong>the</strong>se <strong>By</strong>-<strong>laws</strong>.<br />
2. Upon application, exemption <strong>from</strong> participation in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> may be granted to<br />
branches <strong>of</strong> foreign banks.<br />
3. Banks which are extraordinary members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Banking Association shall not<br />
participate in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong>.<br />
Section 3 – Conditions for participation in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong><br />
2. All measures apt to be <strong>of</strong> assistance may be taken in <strong>the</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> purpose described in Subsection (1), in particular payments to individual<br />
creditors, primarily in accor dance with Section 6 here<strong>of</strong>, payments to<br />
banks, <strong>the</strong> assumption <strong>of</strong> guarantees or <strong>the</strong> assumption <strong>of</strong> obli gations in<br />
connection with action taken under Section 46 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> German Bank ing Act<br />
(Kreditwesengesetz).<br />
Section 2a – Participation in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong><br />
1. All banks (including domestic branches <strong>of</strong> foreign banks within <strong>the</strong> meaning<br />
<strong>of</strong> Section 53 (1) and Section 53b (1) respectively <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> German Banking<br />
Act) which are members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Banking Association, hereinafter referred<br />
to individually as “bank”, shall be obliged to participate in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> unless<br />
1. The conditions for participation in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> shall be that<br />
(a) <strong>the</strong> bank has <strong>the</strong> resources needed for business operations that satisfy <strong>the</strong><br />
requirements on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong> competent supervisory authority<br />
grants licences to conduct banking business under Section 32 and 33 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
German Banking Act and<br />
(b) <strong>the</strong> bank has at least two managers who possess <strong>the</strong> necessary personal<br />
qualifications and trustworthiness; in this context, <strong>the</strong> necessary per sonal<br />
qualifications shall, in particular, require that <strong>the</strong> in dividuals in question<br />
have extensive banking experience and <strong>of</strong>fer assurance for a business<br />
policy which excludes <strong>the</strong> jeop ardising <strong>of</strong> deposits and complies with <strong>the</strong><br />
principles laid down in subclause (d) and<br />
(c) no facts exist which indicate that <strong>the</strong> owner <strong>of</strong> a qualified participating<br />
interest (Section 1 (9) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> German Banking Act) or <strong>the</strong>ir legal<br />
representative or representative according to <strong>the</strong> articles <strong>of</strong> association<br />
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