Retained EU Law SI 2014 United Kingdom

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

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Enforced by
FCA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Financial Services Firm2 Any Person2 Trader1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Financial Services Firm — also bound by 167 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

uri:annex/i/division/b uri:annex/i/division/b Regulated
  • Consider false/misleading info indicators when examining tradesTrader
s.art011 Market soundings Regulated
  • Follow procedural safeguards when conducting a market soundingAny Person
s.art016 Prevention and detection of market abuse Regulated
  • Set up systems to prevent and report market abuseFinancial Services Firm
s.art017 Public disclosure of inside information Regulated
  • Disclose inside information publicly as soon as possibleFinancial Services Firm
s.art019 Managers’ transactions Regulated
  • Notify the FCA and your company of your own-account trades in shares or emission allowancesAny Person
35 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Subject matter
s.art002 Scope
s.art003 Definitions
s.art004 Notifications and list of financial instruments
s.art005 Exemption for buy-back programmes and stabilisation
s.art006 Exemption for monetary and public debt management activities and climate policy activities
s.art007 Inside information
s.art008 Insider dealing
s.art009 Legitimate behaviour
s.art010 Unlawful disclosure of inside information
s.art012 Market manipulation
s.art013 Accepted market practices
s.art014 Prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information
s.art015 Prohibition of market manipulation
s.art018 Insider lists
s.art020 Investment recommendations and statistics
s.art021 Disclosure or dissemination of information in the media
s.art022 Functions of the FCA
s.art023 Interaction with other provisions
s.art024 Cooperation with ESMA
s.art025 Obligation to cooperate
s.art026 Cooperation with third countries
s.art027 Professional secrecy
s.art028 Data protection
s.art029 Disclosure of personal data to third countries
s.art030 Administrative sanctions and other administrative measures
s.art031 Exercise of supervisory powers and imposition of sanctions
s.art032 Reporting of infringements
s.art033 Exchange of information with ESMA
s.art034 Publication of decisions
s.art035 Exercise of the delegation
s.art036 Committee procedure
s.art037 Repeal of Directive 2003/6/EC and its implementing measures
s.art038 Report
s.art039 Entry into force and application

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