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Mandatory Requirement to obtain Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for Non-individual Borrowers having aggregate exposure of ₹5 crore and above

RBI Notification No. RBI/2022-23/34 DOR.CRE.REC.28/21.04.048/2022-23 dated April 21, 2022

Effective Date: As per below table on Timeline for obtaining LEI by borrowers

Applicability: Non-individual borrowers having aggregate exposure of ₹5 crore and above

Summary of the RBI Notification:

Requirements to obtain Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for Non-individual Borrowers:

1. The RBI has decided that the guidelines on LEI stand extended to Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). It is further advised that non-individual borrowers enjoying aggregate exposure of ₹5 crore and above from banks[1] and financial institutions (FIs)[2] shall be required to obtain LEI codes as per the timeline given in the below Table.

Exposure” for this purpose shall include all fund based and non-fund based (credit as well as investment) exposure of banks/FIs to the borrower. Aggregate sanctioned limit or outstanding balance, whichever is higher, shall be reckoned for the purpose. Lenders may ascertain the position of aggregate exposure based on information available either with them, or CRILC database or declaration obtained from the borrower.

2. Borrowers who fail to obtain LEI codes from an authorized Local Operating Unit (LOU) shall not be sanctioned any new exposure nor shall they be granted renewal/enhancement of any existing exposure. However, Departments/Agencies[3] of Central and State Governments (not Public Sector Undertakings registered under Companies Act or established as Corporation under the relevant statute) shall be exempted from this provision.

3. These directions are issued under sections 21, 35A and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, sections 45JA and 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, section 30A of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987 and section 6 of the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011.

Timeline for obtaining LEI by borrowers 

 

Total Exposure

 

LEI to be obtained on or before

Above ₹25 crore April 30, 2023
Above ₹10 crore, up to ₹25 crore April 30, 2024
₹5 crore and above, up to ₹10 crore April 30, 2025

Link of Notification:

RBI extends guidelines on LEI to Primary UCBs & NBFCs

[1] “Banks” shall mean Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks), Local Area Banks, Small Finance Banks and Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks.

[2] “Financial Institutions” (FIs) shall mean All India Financial Institutions (Exim Bank, SIDBI, NHB, NABARD and NaBFID) and NBFCs (including HFCs).

[3] A government agency is an administrative set up of the government, responsible for certain area/s of activity, e.g., ISRO, BIS, DGCA, etc.

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