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08 May 2014

ESMA(欧州証券市場機構)、EMIR(欧州市場インフラ規則)におけるフロントローディング要件の緩和を欧州委員会に要請


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In a letter sent to the European Commission, ESMA informed of its intention to ease certain frontloading requirements under EMIR.


Frontloading is a term that refers to the clearing obligation under EMIR, which will oblige counterparties to centrally clear certain derivative trades through clearing houses (CCP). ESMA believes that the frontloading procedure creates uncertainties for derivatives end-users while the exact terms of the clearing obligation has not been defined which could have adverse impacts on risk hedging and financial stability. Therefore, ESMA informs the European Commission that it intends to establish the frontloading requirement in a manner that will minimise uncertainty.

The clearing requirement began to apply with the first authorisation of an EU-based CCP which happened on 18 March 2014. Following the first CCP approval, EMIR requires ESMA to draft within six months technical standards which will define the derivatives classes subject to central clearing.  However, compulsory central clearing will only start with the entry-into-force of the technical standards which creates the need to ‘frontload’ those derivate trades since 18 March 2014.

Full press release

Full ESMA- letter

Further reporting by Reuters



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