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1. By way of derogation from Article 107(1), institutions that have been granted permission to apply the IRB Approach to calculate the risk-weighted exposure amount for equity exposures shall, until 31 December 2029 and without prejudice to Article 495a(3), calculate the risk-weighted exposure amount for each equity exposure for which they have been granted permission to apply the IRB Approach as the higher of the following:

(a) the risk-weighted exposure amount calculated in accordance with Article 495a(1) and (2);

(b) the risk-weighted exposure amount calculated under this Regulation in the version applicable on 8 July 2024.

2. Instead of applying the treatment laid down in paragraph 1, institutions that have been granted permission to apply the IRB Approach to calculate the risk-weighted exposure amount for equity exposures may apply the treatment set out in Article 133 to all their equity exposures at any time until 31 December 2029. Where institutions apply the first subparagraph of this paragraph, Article 495a(1) and (2) shall not apply.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the conditions to revert to the use of less sophisticated approaches set out in Article 149 shall not apply.

3. Institutions applying the treatment laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article shall calculate the expected loss amount in accordance with Article 158(7), (8) or (9), as applicable, in the version of those paragraphs applicable on 8 July 2024 and apply Article 36(1), point (d), and Article 62, point (d), as applicable, in the version of those points applicable on 8 July 2024 where the risk-weighted exposure amount calculated pursuant to paragraph 1, point (b), of this Article is higher than the risk-weighted exposure amount calculated pursuant to paragraph 1, point (a), of this Article.

4. Where institutions request permission to apply the IRB Approach to calculate the risk-weighted exposure amount for equity exposures, competent authorities shall not grant such permission after 31 December 2024.