On April 17, 2018, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to extend until December 15, 2018 the transitional periods related to own funds requirements for exposures to CCPs set out in the Capital Requirements Regulation and European Market Infrastructure Regulation. Thirty-two third-country CCPs have been recognized by the European Securities and Markets Authority to date. However, there are still third- country CCPs that are awaiting recognition status. Without an extension of the transitional periods, banks and investment firms in the EU (or which are subject to consolidated supervision in the EU) would need to increase their own funds requirements for their exposures to those CCPs that are not yet recognized. Feedback on the proposal can be provided until May 15, 2018.
The proposals to amend the CRR include an amendment to these transitional provisions. The proposed amendment would remove the need for the European Commission to continuously extend the transitional period by basing the transitional deadline instead on the timing of an application for recognition by a thirdcountry CCP.
The proposed ITS and the consultation feedback page are available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2018-2044238_en.
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