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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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13/01/2021 ESMA35-43-2509 Reminder to firms of the MiFID II rules on ‘reverse solicitation’ in the context of the recent end of the UK transition period Brexit, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement 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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08/01/2021 ESMA22-106-2952 Summary of Conclusions Management Board Meeting 13 October 2020 Management Board Summary of Conclusions PDF
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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 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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04/01/2021 ESMA71-99-1498 Brexit: ESMA withdraws the registrations of six UK-based credit rating agencies and four trade repositories Brexit, Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases, Trade Repositories Press Release PDF
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22/12/2020 ESMA35-43-349 Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR investor protection topics MiFID - Investor Protection, Supervisory convergence Q&A 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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17/12/2020 106/20/COL ESA Third Renewal Decision under Art. 28(1) SSR COVID-19, Market Integrity, Short Selling Decision PDF
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17/12/2020 ESMA70 -155-11608 Decision renewal art. 28 SSR reporting threshold- December 2020 COVID-19, Market Integrity, Short Selling Decision PDF
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11/12/2020 ESMA71-99-1483 ESMA71-99-1483 Press Release_EUI Recognition as TC-CSD Brexit, Post Trading Press Release PDF
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07/12/2020 JC 2020 86 ESAs highlight the change in the status of Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) securitisation transactions at the end of the UK transition period Brexit, Joint Committee Statement PDF
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02/12/2020 ESMA22-103-1194 Keynote address – CMU and current challenges- Verena Ross, International Investors Conference Frankfurt COVID-19, MiFID - Investor Protection, MiFID - Secondary Markets, Speeches, Supervisory convergence Speech PDF
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25/11/2020 ESMA71-99-1443 PR DTO Final Position Brexit, MiFID - Secondary Markets, Press Releases Press Release PDF
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25/11/2020 70-155-8842 ESMA statement on DTO Final Brexit, MiFID - Secondary Markets Statement 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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