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On 12 July 2013, the European Commission adopted (i) a delegated
regulation specifying the fees to be charged to trade repositories
by ESMA; and (ii) a delegated regulation to include the central
banks and debt management offices of Japan and the United States in
the list of exempted entities under Article 1(4) of EMIR.
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On 12 July 2013, the European Commission adopted (i) a delegated
regulation specifying the fees to be charged to trade repositories
by ESMA; and (ii) a delegated regulation to include the central
banks and debt management offices of Japan and the United States in
the list of exempted entities under Article 1(4) of EMIR. Both
regulations will enter into force 20 days after their publication
in the European Official Journal. In relation to the second
regulation, the European Commission states that it will continue to
monitor the finalisation of OTC derivatives rules in other G20
jurisdictions and will exempt, if necessary, the central banks and
debt management offices of other countries with the adoption of
further similar delegated acts.
The delegated regulation specifying the fees to be charged is
available at:
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