Issue of covered bonds and covered bond public supervision

This dossier concerns the issue of covered bonds and covered bond public supervision. The amendments address high-quality collateral assets, debt instruments backed by strategic assets for growth, innovation and sustainability, structural features protecting investors, difficulties faced by small credit institutions and SMEs, maturity-profile structures and liquidity risks, national denominations and labels, and definitions of 'covered bond', 'cover pool' and 'specialised mortgage credit institution'.