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Date	Ref.	Title	Section	Type	Download	Info	Summary	Related Documents	Translated versions
03/06/2020	ESMA50-164-3342	Draft Guidelines on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers	Innovation and Products	Consultation Paper	PDF 390.7 KB
27/05/2019	ESMA70-145-1145	Consultation paper on Guidelines on periodic information and notification of material changes to be submitted to ESMA by Trades Repositories	Market Integrity, Post Trading	Consultation Paper	PDF 545.53 KB
07/07/2017	ESMA70-145-127	Consultation paper on the evaluation of the short-selling regulation	Market Integrity, Short Selling	Consultation Paper	PDF 1.46 MB
02/06/2016	2016/773	Discussion Paper on the Distributed Ledger Technology Applied to Securities Markets	Innovation and Products, Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors	Consultation Paper	PDF 573.86 KB
27/05/2016	2016/723	Consultation Paper on ESMA technical advice on Benchmarks Regulation	Market Integrity, Benchmarks	Consultation Paper	PDF 905.26 KB
15/02/2016	2016/288	Discussion Paper Benchmarks Regulation	Market Integrity, Benchmarks	Consultation Paper	PDF 1017.02 KB
28/01/2016	2016/162	Consultation paper- Draft Guidelines on the Market Abuse Regulation	Market Abuse, Market Integrity	Consultation Paper	PDF 406.76 KB
22/04/2015	2015/532	Investment using virtual currency or distributed ledger technology	Innovation and Products	Consultation Paper	PDF 526.19 KB		ESMA has been monitoring and analysing virtual currency investment over the last 6 months, to understand developments in the market, potential benefits or risks for investors, market integrity or financial stability, and to support the functioning of the EU single market. ESMA’s analysis is set out in this paper. ESMA is seeking to share its analysis in order to promote wider understanding of innovative market developments, and invites market participants and other stakeholders to submit feedback and any additional information on the following topics: Virtual currency investment products, i.e. collective investment schemes or derivatives such as options and CFDs that have virtual currencies (VCs) as an underlying or invest in VC related businesses and infrastructure; Virtual currency based assets/securities and asset transfers, i.e. financial assets such as shares, funds, etc. that are exclusively traded using virtual currency distributed ledgers (also known as block chains);and The application of the distributed ledger technology to securities/investments, whether inside or outside a virtual currency environment.
10/11/2014	2014/1352	Consultation Paper on review of the technical standards on reporting under Article 9 of EMIR	Market Integrity	Consultation Paper	PDF 657.07 KB		The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a consultation paper on the revision of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) in relation to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The ESMA RTS/ ITS deal with the obligation of counterparties' and CCP's to report to trade repositories. Since the entry into force of the RTS and ITS, ESMA has worked on ensuring their consistent application. The practical implementation of EMIR reporting showed some shortcomings and highlighted particular instances for improvements so that the EMIR reports better fulfil their objectives. ESMA revised standards propose to clarify the interpretation of the data fields needed for the reporting to trade repositories and the most appropriate way of populating them. ESMA will consider stakeholder's feedback to the proposed revised standards by 13 February 2015.
14/11/2013	2013/1649	ESMA’s policy orientations on possible implementing measures under the Market Abuse Regulation	Market Abuse, Market Integrity	Consultation Paper	PDF 950.26 KB		The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Discussion Paper setting out its initial views on the implementing measures it will have to develop for the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). MAR aims to enhance market integrity and investor protection. It will achieve this by updating and strengthening the existing market abuse framework, by extending its scope to new markets and trading strategies, and by introducing new requirements. The Discussion Paper presents positions and regulatory options on those issues where ESMA will have to develop MAR implementing measures, likely to include Regulatory Technical Standards, Delegated Acts and Guidelines. These implementing measures are of fundamental importance to the new regime, as they set out how MAR’s enlarged scope is to be implemented in practice by market participants, trading platforms, investors, issuers and persons related to financial markets. In developing these regulatory options ESMA, where similar requirements already exist under the current Market Abuse Directive (MAD), has taken into consideration the existing MAD Level 2 texts and ESMA/CESR guidelines to set out the DP positions in light of the extended scope of MAR. This Discussion Paper is based on the version of the MAR Level 1 text agreed by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on 24 June 2013. Consultation Reference 2013/1649 Closing date for responses Monday, 27 January 2014 Contact market.integrity[at]esma.europa.eu
12/02/2013	2013/203	On the evaluation of the Regulation (EU) 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps	Short Selling	Consultation Paper	PDF 315.16 KB
17/09/2012	2012/580	Exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under Regulation (EU) 236/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps	Short Selling	Consultation Paper	PDF 307.31 KB
07/05/2012	2012/278	Call for evidence on Transaction reporting	Market Integrity	Consultation Paper	PDF 286 KB		This call for evidence seeks to collect interested parties’ views on what elements ESMA should consider in its work on guidelines on harmonised transaction reporting, as well as opinions on what areas of the OTC derivatives guidelines need to be updated. On the basis of responses received to this call for evidence, ESMA will define its further work on guidelines on harmonised transaction reporting and launch a full public consultation.
15/02/2012	2012/98	ESMA's draft technical advice on possible Delegated Acts concerning the regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps ((EC) No XX/2012)	Short Selling	Consultation Paper	PDF 429.17 KB		The purpose of this consultation is to seek comments on the technical advice that ESMA proposes to give to the European Commission on a number of possible delegated acts concerning the Regulation as listed in the Commission request for advice. These delegated acts should then be adopted in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). ESMA will consider the feedback it receives to this consultation and to the open hearing to be held on 29 February 2012 in March 2012 and expects to publish a final report and submission of the draft advice on Delegated Acts to the European Commission by mid-April 2012.
24/01/2012	2012/30	Draft technical standards on the Regulation (EU) xxxx/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps	Short Selling	Consultation Paper	PDF 245.84 KB		ESMA will consider the feedback it received to this consultation in February/March 2012 and expects to publish a final report and submission of the draft technical standards to the European Commission by 31 March 2012 for endorsement.