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25/02/2021 ESMA81-393-96 Response form- Guidelines on methodology in excpetional circumstances Benchmarks Reference DOCX
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28/01/2021 ESMA32-384-5080 Languages accepted for scrutiny of the Prospectus and translation requirements for Summaries Prospectus Reference PDF
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27/01/2021 ESMA ED Calendar 2021 calendar of the Executive Director of ESMA Corporate Information Reference PDF
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25/01/2021 ESMA70-154-2275 Call for expression of interest- CDTF CWG renewal 2021 MiFID - Secondary Markets Reference PDF
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15/01/2021 ESMA50-164-772 Links to the national websites explaining the procedures for notifications of net short positions Short Selling Reference PDF
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08/01/2021 ESMA35-43-1410 Contact points of national supervisory authorities for communication in the MiFID II framework on supervisory cooperation, authorisation, acquisitions and passporting MiFID - Investor Protection Reference PDF
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05/01/2021 ESMA40-134-2458 Conflict of interests and ethics policy- ESMA staff Careers, Corporate Information Reference PDF
6.72 MB
04/01/2021 ESMA50-164-770 Links to national websites where net short positions in shares are disclosed Short Selling Reference PDF
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04/01/2021 SSR sanctions Administrative measures and sanctions applicable in Member States to infringements of the Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Short Selling Reference PDF
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04/01/2021 ESMA70-155-4809 List of trading venues and CCPs benefiting from a transitional exemption from the access provisions under Article 54(2) of MiFIR MiFID - Secondary Markets Reference PDF
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04/01/2021 EU-UKFCA MoU EU-UK FCA MoU on consultation, cooperation and exchange of information Brexit, International cooperation Reference PDF
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04/01/2021 ESMA-UKFCA MoU ESMA-UK FCA MoU on consultation, cooperation and exchange of information Brexit, International cooperation Reference PDF
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23/12/2020 ESMA81-393-84 Response form- CP Technical Advice Fines Benchmarks Reference DOCX
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22/12/2020 ESMA70-156-300 Public Register for the Trading Obligation for derivatives under MiFIR MiFID - Secondary Markets Reference PDF
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21/12/2020 Market makers - XLS Market makers and authorised primary dealers who are using the exemption under the SSR- XLS Short Selling Reference XLSX
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21/12/2020 Market makers - pdf Market makers and authorised primary dealers who are using the exemption under the SSR- PDF Short Selling Reference PDF
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18/12/2020 ESMA70-156-4086 Response Form CP on Algorithmic Trading MiFID - Secondary Markets, Trading Reference DOCX
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16/12/2020 ESMA42-646012687-331 ESMA Guidelines Corporate Information, Guidelines and Technical standards Reference XLSX
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14/12/2020 ESMA20-92-117 ESMA Staff Stakeholder contacts in the Third Quarter 2020 Corporate Information Reference PDF
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18/11/2020 Net short thresholds Net short position notification thresholds for sovereign issuers Short Selling Reference XLSX
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According to Article 7(2) of the Short Selling Regulation, ESMA has to publish a list of the thresholds applicable to the sovereign issuers for the purpose of the notification to competent authorities of significant net short position in sovereign debt.

The way these notification thresholds are defined is further specified in the Commission Delegated Regulation No 918/2012 (the “DR”). The DR specifies that initial threshold categories shall be:
1.0.1% applicable where the total amount of outstanding issued sovereign debt is between 0 and 500 billion euros;
2.0.5% applicable where the total amount of outstanding issued sovereign debt is above 500 billion euros or where there is a liquid futures market for the particular sovereign debt.

The additional incremental levels shall be set at 50% of the initial thresholds. The reporting thresholds shall be monetary amounts fixed by applying the percentage thresholds to the outstanding sovereign debt of the sovereign issuer. They will be revised and updated quarterly to reflect changes in the total amount of outstanding sovereign debt of each sovereign issuer.

In addition, the DR states that the amount of outstanding debt should be calculated using a duration adjusted approach. ESMA has published a Q&A document on how to proceed for the duration adjustment.

The table of thresholds contains the name of the sovereign issuer, the amount of outstanding debt duration adjusted, the initial threshold amount and the relevant percentage, the incremental threshold amount and the relevant percentage.

Please note that the figures of the amount of outstanding debt are duration adjusted (not nominal amounts) and are approximations provided by competent authorities.

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