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09/06/2010 10-333 Technical Advice- The Equivalence between the Japanese Regulatory and Supervisory Framework and the EU Regulatory Regime for Credit Rating Agencies CESR Archive, Credit Rating Agencies Technical Advice PDF
4.59 MB
23/03/2011 2011/81 Recommendations- ESMA update of the CESR recommendations on the consistent implementation of Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing the Prospectus Directive Guidelines and Technical standards, Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
593.19 KB
17/05/2011 2011/144 Final advice- ESMA´s Technical Advice to the Commission on Fees for CRAs Credit Rating Agencies Technical Advice PDF
1.72 MB
18/05/2011 2011/139 Final report- Guidelines on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4 (3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation No 1060/2009 Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
653.98 KB
04/10/2011 2011/323 Final report- ESMA's technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning the Prospectus Directive as amended by the Directive 2010/73/EU Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure Technical Advice PDF
797.56 KB
01/03/2012 2012/137 ESMA’s technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning the Prospectus Directive as amended by the Directive 2010/73/EU Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure Technical Advice PDF
1.32 MB		 ESMA publishes today the second part of its final advice (ESMA/2012/137) on possible delegated acts for the Prospectus Directive (PD).  The advice was submitted to the Commission on 29 February 2012.  In its advice, ESMA proposes how to use a prospectus in a retail cascade and provides input on how to review the provisions of the Prospectus Regulation concerning tax information, indices, auditor’s report on profit forecasts and estimates and audited historical financial information. Today’s advice follows a public consultation started on 13 December 2011. Overall, the technical advice aims to achieve a high level of investor protection and to increase across Europe the legal clarity and efficiency of the prospectus regime. Investment prospectuses as such are aimed to provide investors with easily accessible information on financial products so as to foster in-formed decision-making.
18/04/2012 2012/259 Technical advice on CRA regulatory equivalence- US, Canada and Australia Credit Rating Agencies Technical Advice PDF
697.78 KB		 On 12 June 2009 the European Commission requested CESR, now ESMA, to provide its technical advice on the equivalence between the legal and supervisory framework of Japan, The United States, and Canada with the EU regulatory regime for credit rating agencies. (Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council on credit rating agencies ). On 17 November 2009, the Commission also requested CESR to provide its technical advice on Australia. On 28 September 2010, the European Commission published an equivalence decision on Japan. With regard to the compliance with the EU requirements on endorsement, ESMA had already indicated that it considers the legal and regulatory regime for CRAs supervision of the following countries as “as stringent as” the EU requirements:        - On 22 December 2011, Japan and Australia;        - On 15 March 2012, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore. This report sets out ESMA’s advice to the European Commission in respect of the equivalence between the US (Part I), Canada (Part II) and Australia (Part III) respective legal and supervisory frameworks and the EU regulatory regime for credit rating agencies.
20/04/2012 2012/236 ESMA's Technical Advice on possible delegated acts of the short-selling and certain aspects of CDS Short Selling, Market Integrity Technical Advice PDF
509.39 KB
17/12/2012 2011/188 Cooperation including delegation between ESMA, the competent authorities and the sectoral competent authorities under Regulation (EU) No 513/2011 on credit rating agencies Credit Rating Agencies Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
190.32 KB
09/01/2013 2012/864 ESMA’s technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning the Prospectus Directive as amended by the Directive 2010/73/EU Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure Technical Advice PDF
1.23 MB
20/03/2013 2013/317 Framework for the assessment of third country prospectuses under Article 20 of the Prospectus Directive Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure Opinion PDF
725.59 KB
20/03/2013 2013/319 The consistent implementation of Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing the Prospectus Directive Corporate Disclosure, Prospectus Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
540.48 KB

This document contains an update of the CESR recommendations.
30/04/2013 2013/542 Emergency measure by the Greek HCMC under Section 1 of Chapter V of Regulation No 236/2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps Short Selling, Market Integrity Opinion PDF
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31/05/2013 2013/626 Technical advice on CRA regulatory equivalence on Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong and Singapore Credit Rating Agencies Technical Advice PDF
840.48 KB		 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has provided advice to the European Commission in respect of the equivalence between the EU regulatory regime for credit rating agencies and the respective legal and supervisory frameworks of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Hong Kong and Singapore. This is in response to the European Commission’s request for technical advice from ESMA on the equivalence of these jurisdictions legal and supervisory frameworks with the EU regulatory regime for credit rating agencies as set out in Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council on credit rating agencies.  The European Commission has already published equivalence decisions on US, Canada and Australia, on 9 October 2012, and on Japan, 28 October 2010. Regarding compliance with the EU requirements on endorsement, ESMA has already indicated that it considers the legal and regulatory regime for CRAs supervision of the following countries as “as stringent as” the EU requirements: 15 March 2012, Hong Kong and Singapore; 18 April 2012, Argentina and Mexico; 27 April 2012, Brazil.
17/06/2013 2013/720 EN Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
221.56 KB		 Croatian translation is also available.
17/06/2013 2013/720 Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
317.88 KB

Croatian translation is also available.
30/07/2013 2013/720 BG Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
159.45 KB		 Насоки и препоръки Насоки и препоръки относно приложното поле на Регламента за АКР
30/07/2013 2013/720 ES Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
103.74 KB		 Directrices y recomendaciones Directrices y recomendaciones sobre el ámbito de aplicación del Reglamento relativo a las agencias de calificación crediticia
30/07/2013 2013/720 CS Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
140.94 KB		 Obecné pokyny a doporučení Obecné pokyny a doporučení k oblasti působnosti nařízení o ratingových agenturách
30/07/2013 2013/720 DA Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
100.11 KB		 Retningslinjer og henstillinger Retningslinjer og henstillinger om CRA-forordningens anvendelsesområde

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