Frequently Asked Questions for Counterparties and Eligible Assets

Credit institutions must fulfill the eligibility criteria set out in Article 55 of the Central Bank's Documentation on Monetary Policy Instruments Procedure (the 'MPIPs').

Counterparties shall provide the Bank with contact details (including email addresses) for any communications relating to Eurosystem monetary policy. These contact details should be sent to [email protected]. 

The national central bank of the country in which an asset is admitted to trading is responsible for assessing that asset’s eligibility and, if appropriate, reporting the asset to the ECB’s Eligible Assets Database.

All queries relating to assets admitted to trading on the Irish Stock Exchange should be addressed in writing to the Eligible Assets Unit of the Central Bank of Ireland ([email protected]).

For ABS transactions, the length of the eligibility assessment will vary due, for example, to the complexity of the transaction.  To facilitate a speedy assessment, all of the documentation outlined in Eligibility Assessment of ABS page should be forwarded to [email protected].

An assessment cannot commence until all requested documents have been provided and all requested information is complete and in satisfactory form.