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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/591 of 1 December 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the application of position limits to commodity derivatives (Text with EEA relevance)

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s.art004

Method of calculating positions for legal entities within a group(Article 57(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

  • Parent undertaking must aggregate group net positions for commodity derivative position limits
s.art015

New and illiquid contracts(Article 57(3)(g) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

  • Trading venue must notify competent authority when commodity derivative open interest thresholds are met
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s.art001

Subject matter

s.art002

Definitions

s.art003

Aggregation and netting of positions in a commodity derivative(Article 57(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art005

Same commodity derivatives and significant volumes(Article 57(6) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art006

OTC contracts economically equivalent to commodity derivatives traded on trading venues(Article 57(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art007

Positions qualifying as reducing risks directly related to commercial activities(Article 57(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art008

Application for the exemption from position limits(Article 57(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art009

Methodology for determining the baseline figure for spot month limits(Article 57(4) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art010

Deliverable supply(Article 57(3) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art011

Methodology for determining the baseline figure for other months' limits(Article 57(4) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art012

Open interest(Article 57(3) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art013

Methodology for determining the baseline figure in respect of certain contracts(Article 57(4) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art014

Assessment of factors(Article 57(3) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art016

The maturity of the commodity derivatives contracts(Article 57(3)(a) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art017

Deliverable supply in the underlying commodity(Article 57(3)(b) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art018

The overall open interest(Article 57(3)(c) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art019

The number of market participants(Article 57(3)(e) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art020

Characteristics of the underlying commodity market(Article 57(3)(f) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art021

Volatility of the relevant markets(Article 57(3)(d)) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

s.art022

Entry into force and application

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