Under the TLAC standard, subordination is to be achieved through the legal effects of a contract (known as contractual subordination), the laws of a given jurisdiction (known as statutory subordination) or a given corporate structure (known as structural subordination).
Faoi chaighdeán TLAC, tá fo-ordú le cur i gcrích trí éifeachtaí dlíthiúla conartha (dá ngairtear fo-ordú conarthach), trí dhlíthe dlínse ar leith (dá ngairtear fo-ordú reachtúil) nó trí struchtúr corparáideach ar leith (dá ngairtear fo-ordú struchtúrach).