Central Bank of Iceland | Laws and regulations

Here you can find all the laws, regulations and rules concerning financial services, as well as guidelines, discussion documents, interpretations and Q&As which the Central Bank of Iceland has established or published. To find a document, you can enter keywords, such as its name or number. You can also narrow down the search criteria by year, type of document and activities of regulated entities. You can also look up the legal authorisations that have been revoked.

Laws

Parliament enacts laws on the activities of regulated entities, such as banks, pension funds, insurance companies and UCITS, and laws governing the financial market. You can find these laws here, but also laws on the activities of the Central Bank itself.

Regulations

Ministries dealing with matters related to financial services issue regulations that further elaborate on the provisions of the law. Here you can find the regulations that apply to the activities of regulated entities and the financial market.

Rules

The Central Bank sets rules that further elaborate on the provisions of the law. Here you will find the rules that apply to the activities of regulated entities and the financial market.

Guidelines

Guidelines provide more detailed explanations of the provisions of the law and regulations, and offer guidance on what constitutes sound and proper business practices. Here you can find guidelines published by the Central Bank.

Q&As/Interpretations

The Central Bank issues Q&As and interpretations in order to increase transparency of its supervisory practices and also to offer regulated entities and others greater certainty in applying laws and rules. Here you can find Q&As and interpretations published by the Central Bank.

EEA guidelines

The Central Bank issues guidelines established by the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority. Here you can find the EEA guidelines which the Central Bank has issued.