- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Financial Services Firm39
Applicant8
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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
Friendly Societies Act 1992
52 duties
Applicant — also bound by 307 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
42 duties
The Land Registration Rules 2003
25 duties
Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (Aircrew)
20 duties
Value Added Tax Regulations 1995
18 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.
s.art007
Information concerning groups
Regulated
- Include group information in CSD authorisation applicationApplicant
s.art011
Risk monitoring tools and governance arrangements
Regulated
- Include governance and risk monitoring details in CSD authorisation applicationApplicant
s.art021
Transparency
Regulated
- Include pricing policy and accounting information in authorisation applicationApplicant
s.art028
Cash settlement
Regulated
- Include cash settlement procedures in your CSD authorisation applicationApplicant
s.art031
Legal risks
Regulated
- Provide clear and enforceable rules and contracts across all jurisdictionsApplicant
s.art032
General business risks
Regulated
- Describe your risk-management systems and IT tools to the regulatorApplicant
s.art040
Information to be provided to the competent authority
Regulated
- Provide information and compliance report to the competent authorityFinancial Services Firm
s.art041
Periodic information relevant for the reviews
Regulated
- Provide periodic information to the competent authority for reviewsFinancial Services Firm
s.art042
Statistical data to be delivered for each review and evaluation
Regulated
- Provide statistical data to the competent authority each review periodFinancial Services Firm
s.art046
Content of the application
Regulated
- Submit recognition application in durable medium, paper and electronic, with unique reference numbersApplicant
s.art047
Risk monitoring tools of CSDs
Regulated
- Set up documented risk management policies and proceduresFinancial Services Firm
s.art048
Risk monitoring committees
Regulated
- Establish risk, audit and remuneration committeesFinancial Services Firm
s.art049
Responsibilities of key personnel in respect to the risks
Regulated
- Ensure staffing, governance, and appointment of risk, tech, and compliance officersFinancial Services Firm
s.art050
Conflicts of interest
Regulated
- Put in place and maintain a conflicts of interest policyFinancial Services Firm
s.art051
Audit methods
Regulated
- Establish and maintain a compliant internal audit functionFinancial Services Firm
s.art052
Sharing audit findings with the user committee
Regulated
- Share audit findings with your user committee when they relate to certain mattersFinancial Services Firm
s.art053
General requirements
Regulated
- Maintain full and accurate records of all activitiesFinancial Services Firm
s.art054
Transaction/settlement instruction (Flow) records
Regulated
- Maintain detailed records of all settlement instructions and transactionsFinancial Services Firm
s.art055
Position (Stock) records
Regulated
- Keep detailed records of securities positions, accounts and settlement failsFinancial Services Firm
s.art056
Ancillary Services Records
Regulated
- Keep accurate records of your ancillary servicesFinancial Services Firm
s.art057
Business Records
Regulated
- Maintain adequate business records including specified documentsFinancial Services Firm
s.art058
Additional records
Regulated
- Keep additional records requested by the regulatorFinancial Services Firm
s.art059
General reconciliation measures
Regulated
- Perform daily reconciliation for each securities issue and maintain accurate recordsFinancial Services Firm
s.art060
Reconciliation measures for corporate actions
Regulated
- Complete reconciliation before determining corporate action entitlements and update accounts after processingFinancial Services Firm
s.art063
Reconciliation measures for the common depository model
Regulated
- Reconcile securities balances daily with the common depositoryFinancial Services Firm
s.art064
Additional measures where other entities are involved in the reconciliation process
Regulated
- Reconcile records daily and provide account data to participantsFinancial Services Firm
s.art065
Problems related to reconciliation
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CSD must analyse and resolve reconciliation mismatches — and report repeated errorsStatutory regulator
s.art066
General operational risks and their assessment
Regulated
- Identify and assess operational risks including pandemics and cyber-attacksFinancial Services Firm
s.art067
Operational risks that may be posed by key participants
Regulated
- Identify and manage operational risks from key participantsFinancial Services Firm
s.art068
Operational risks that may be posed by critical utilities and critical service providers
Regulated
- Manage risks from critical utilities and service providersFinancial Services Firm
s.art069
Operational risks that may be posed by other CSDs or market infrastructures
Regulated
- Ensure reliable and secure arrangements with other CSDs or market infrastructuresFinancial Services Firm
s.art070
Operational risk-management system and framework
Regulated
- Have a documented operational risk management framework with clear roles and IT controlsFinancial Services Firm
s.art071
Integration of and compliance with the operational and enterprise risk-management system
Regulated
- Integrate operational risk management and report incidentsFinancial Services Firm
s.art073
Audit and testing
Regulated
- Audit and test operational risk management framework every two yearsFinancial Services Firm
s.art075
IT tools
Regulated
- Maintain resilient, secure, and tested IT systemsFinancial Services Firm
s.art076
Strategy and policy
Regulated
- Maintain business continuity policy and ensure settlement resilienceFinancial Services Firm
s.art077
Business impact analysis
Regulated
- Conduct and maintain a business impact analysis and risk analysisFinancial Services Firm
s.art078
Disaster recovery
Regulated
- Maintain a disaster recovery plan with a two-hour recovery target for critical operationsFinancial Services Firm
s.art079
Testing and monitoring
Regulated
- Monitor and test your business continuity and disaster recovery plans at least annuallyFinancial Services Firm
s.art080
Maintenance
Regulated
- Regularly review and update business continuity policy and disaster recovery planFinancial Services Firm
s.art081
Highly liquid instruments with minimal market and credit risk
Regulated
- Use defined and objective methodology for internal risk assessment of financial instrumentsFinancial Services Firm
s.art082
Appropriate timeframe for access to assets
Regulated
- Implement procedures for timely access to assets and notify regulator of changesFinancial Services Firm
s.art083
Concentration limits to individual entities
Regulated
- Hold financial assets within acceptable concentration limitsFinancial Services Firm
s.art084
Conditions for the adequate protection of linked CSDs and of their participants
Regulated
- Meet all conditions when linking your CSD to another CSDFinancial Services Firm
s.art085
Monitoring and management of additional risks resulting from the use of indirect links or intermediaries to operate CSD links
Regulated
- Manage risks when using intermediaries for CSD linksFinancial Services Firm
s.art086
Reconciliation procedures for linked CSDs
Regulated
- Reconcile securities accounts daily with linked CSDsFinancial Services Firm
s.art089
Risks to be taken into account by CSDs and competent authorities
Regulated
- CSDs must consider legal, financial and operational risks when assessing access requestsFinancial Services Firm
s.art094
Standard forms and templates for the application
Regulated
- Submit authorisation application in standard format with supporting documentsApplicant
49 other provisions — procedural and definitional
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s.art001
Definitions
s.art002
Determination of most relevant currencies
s.art003
Practical arrangements for the consultation of the relevant authorities referred to in Article 12(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014
s.art004
Identification and legal status of applicant CSDs
s.art005
General information concerning policies and procedures
s.art006
Information concerning services and activities of the CSD
s.art008
Financial reports, business plan, and recovery plan
s.art009
Organisational chart
s.art010
Staffing policies and procedures
s.art012
Compliance, internal control and internal audit functions
s.art013
Senior management, management body and shareholders
s.art014
Management of conflicts of interest
s.art015
Confidentiality
s.art016
User committee
s.art017
Record-keeping
s.art018
Goals and objectives
s.art019
Handling of complaints
s.art020
Requirements for participation
s.art022
Communication procedures with participants and other market infrastructures
s.art023
Book-entry form
s.art024
Intended settlement dates and measures for preventing and addressing settlement fails
s.art025
Integrity of the issue
s.art026
Protection of participants' and their clients' securities
s.art027
Settlement finality
s.art029
Participant default rules and procedures
s.art030
Transfer of participants and clients' assets in case of a withdrawal of authorisation
s.art033
Operational risks
s.art034
Investment policy
s.art035
Capital requirements
s.art036
CSD links
s.art037
Access rules
s.art038
Request for additional information
s.art039
Criteria for participation of a CSD
s.art043
Other information
s.art044
Information to be supplied to the authorities referred to in Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014
s.art045
Exchange of information between the competent authorities referred to in Article 22(8) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014
s.art061
Reconciliation measures for the registrar model
s.art062
Reconciliation measures for the transfer agent model
s.art072
Operational risk-management function
s.art074
Mitigation of operational risk through insurance
s.art087
DVP settlement through CSD links
s.art088
Receiving and requesting parties
s.art090
Procedure
s.art091
CSDs offering banking-type ancillary services themselves
s.art092
CSDs offering banking-type ancillary services through a designated credit institution
s.art093
Specific requirements
s.art095
Transitional provisions
s.art096
Entry into force and application
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