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At the European level, sources of law are the regulations, which are directly applicable in all member states, and the directives, which have to be transposed into national law.

Banking supervision is one of the Bundesbank's most important tasks. The objectives and responsibilities of the Bundesbank as a central bank and those of banking supervisors frequently overlap or complement each other, particularly in relation to the financial system.

As part of the SREP, the national competent authorities assess the regulations, strategies and processes enacted by the institutions. They also evaluate the risks they are exposed to and their own funds and liquidity.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision was founded in 1974 and is the global standard-setting body for banking regulation. It comprises high-ranking representatives from national central banks and supervisory authorities.

The Federal Republic of Germany issues Treasury discount paper, Federal Treasury notes, five-year Federal notes, Federal bonds, inlation-linked Federal bonds and inflation-linked Federal notes on the following issue terms.

Banken (MFIs) in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Wirtschaftstätigkeit in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Legal basis

Notice on the treatment of central bank reserves in the LCR

With SEPA, the Single Euro Payments Area, new, Europe-wide standardized procedures for cashless payment transactions (credit transfers, direct debits, card payments) were also introduced in Germany. They can be used for euro payments in the 27 EU states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway as well as Monaco, Switzerland, San Marino, Andorra, the Vatican City State and the United Kingdom.