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20/10/2016 | 2016/1477 | MAR Guidelines- Persons receiving market soundings | Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 278.79 KB |
BG - Преводът е предоставен от Центъра за преводи за органите на Европейския съюз. CS - Tento překlad vypracovalo Překladatelské středisko pro instituce Evropské unie. DA - Denne oversættelse er udarbejdet af Oversættelsescentret for Den Europæiske Unions Organer. DE - Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch das Übersetzungszentrum für die Einrichtungen der Europäischen Union. EL - Η παρούσα μετάφραση έγινε από το Μεταφραστικό Κέντρο των Οργάνων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. ES - Texto traducido por el Centro de Traducción de los Órganos de la Unión Europea. ET - Selle tõlke tegi Euroopa Liidu Asutuste Tõlkekeskus. FI - Euroopan unionin elinten käännöskeskus on tehnyt tämän käännöksen. FR - La présente traduction a été fournie par le Centre de traduction des organes de l’Union européenne. HR - Za prijevod se pobrinuo Prevoditeljski centar za tijela Europske unije. HU - Ezt a fordítást az Európai Unió. IT - La presente traduzione è stata fornita dal Centro di traduzione degli organismi dell’Unione europea. LT - Šį tekstą išvertė Europos Sąjungos įstaigų vertimo centras. LV - Šo tulkojumu ir nodrošinājis Eiropas Savienības iestāžu Tulkošanas centrs. MT - Din it-traduzzjoni ġiet ipprovduta miċ-Ċentru tat-Traduzzjoni għall-Korpi tal-Unjoni Ewropea. NL - Deze vertaling is verzorgd door het Vertaalbureau voor de organen van de Europese Unie. PL - Tłumaczenie wykonane przez Centrum Tłumaczeń dla Organów Unii Europejskiej. PT - Esta tradução foi fornecida pelo Centro de Tradução dos Organismos da União Europeia. RO - Această traducere a fost asigurată de Centrul de Traduceri pentru Organismele Uniunii Europene. SK - Preklad vyhotovilo Prekladateľské stredisko pre orgány Európskej únie. SL - Prevod je zagotovil Prevajalski center za organe Evropske unije. SV - Den här översättningen har utförts av Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ. |
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20/10/2016 | 2016/1478 | MAR Guidelines- Delay in the disclosure of inside information | Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 184.61 KB |
BG - Преводът е предоставен от Центъра за преводи за органите на Европейския съюз. CS - Tento překlad vypracovalo Překladatelské středisko pro instituce Evropské unie. DA - Denne oversættelse er udarbejdet af Oversættelsescentret for Den Europæiske Unions Organer. DE - Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch das Übersetzungszentrum für die Einrichtungen der Europäischen Union. EL - Η παρούσα μετάφραση έγινε από το Μεταφραστικό Κέντρο των Οργάνων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. ES - Texto traducido por el Centro de Traducción de los Órganos de la Unión Europea. ET - Selle tõlke tegi Euroopa Liidu Asutuste Tõlkekeskus. FI - Euroopan unionin elinten käännöskeskus on tehnyt tämän käännöksen. FR - La présente traduction a été fournie par le Centre de traduction des organes de l’Union européenne. HR - Za prijevod se pobrinuo Prevoditeljski centar za tijela Europske unije. HU - Ezt a fordítást az Európai Unió. IT - La presente traduzione è stata fornita dal Centro di traduzione degli organismi dell’Unione europea. LT - Šį tekstą išvertė Europos Sąjungos įstaigų vertimo centras. LV - Šo tulkojumu ir nodrošinājis Eiropas Savienības iestāžu Tulkošanas centrs. MT - Din it-traduzzjoni ġiet ipprovduta miċ-Ċentru tat-Traduzzjoni għall-Korpi tal-Unjoni Ewropea. NL - Deze vertaling is verzorgd door het Vertaalbureau voor de organen van de Europese Unie. PL - Tłumaczenie wykonane przez Centrum Tłumaczeń dla Organów Unii Europejskiej. PT - Esta tradução foi fornecida pelo Centro de Tradução dos Organismos da União Europeia. RO - Această traducere a fost asigurată de Centrul de Traduceri pentru Organismele Uniunii Europene. SK - Preklad vyhotovilo Prekladateľské stredisko pre orgány Európskej únie. SL - Prevod je zagotovil Prevajalski center za organe Evropske unije. SV - Den här översättningen har utförts av Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ. |
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19/12/2016 | 2016/JCESA QA | Questions and Answers on Big Data | Joint Committee | Q&A | PDF 333.65 KB |
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17/01/2017 | ESMA/2016/1480 | MAR Guidelines on commodity derivatives | Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 214.29 KB |
BG - Преводът е предоставен от Центъра за преводи за органите на Европейския съюз. CS - Tento překlad vypracovalo Překladatelské středisko pro instituce Evropské unie. DA - Denne oversættelse er udarbejdet af Oversættelsescentret for Den Europæiske Unions Organer. DE - Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch das Übersetzungszentrum für die Einrichtungen der Europäischen Union. EL - Η παρούσα μετάφραση έγινε από το Μεταφραστικό Κέντρο των Οργάνων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. ES - Texto traducido por el Centro de Traducción de los Órganos de la Unión Europea. ET - Selle tõlke tegi Euroopa Liidu Asutuste Tõlkekeskus. FI - Euroopan unionin elinten käännöskeskus on tehnyt tämän käännöksen. FR - La présente traduction a été fournie par le Centre de traduction des organes de l’Union européenne. HR - Za prijevod se pobrinuo Prevoditeljski centar za tijela Europske unije. HU - Ezt a fordítást az Európai Unió. IT - La presente traduzione è stata fornita dal Centro di traduzione degli organismi dell’Unione europea. LT - Šį tekstą išvertė Europos Sąjungos įstaigų vertimo centras. LV - Šo tulkojumu ir nodrošinājis Eiropas Savienības iestāžu Tulkošanas centrs. MT - Din it-traduzzjoni ġiet ipprovduta miċ-Ċentru tat-Traduzzjoni għall-Korpi tal-Unjoni Ewropea. NL - Deze vertaling is verzorgd door het Vertaalbureau voor de organen van de Europese Unie. PL - Tłumaczenie wykonane przez Centrum Tłumaczeń dla Organów Unii Europejskiej. PT - Esta tradução foi fornecida pelo Centro de Tradução dos Organismos da União Europeia. RO - Această traducere a fost asigurată de Centrul de Traduceri pentru Organismele Uniunii Europene. SK - Preklad vyhotovilo Prekladateľské stredisko pre orgány Európskej únie. SL - Prevod je zagotovil Prevajalski center za organe Evropske unije. SV - Den här översättningen har utförts av Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ. |
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28/10/2021 | ESMA35-36-2319 EN | Joint EBA and ESMA Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders | Guidelines and Technical standards, Joint Committee, MiFID - Investor Protection | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 584.29 KB |
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06/08/2021 | ESMA70-145-111 | Q&A on the Market Abuse Regulation | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Q&A | PDF 475.69 KB |
The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MAR and its implementing measures. It does this by providing responses to questions posed by the general public and competent authorities in relation to the practical application of the MAR framework The content of this document is aimed at competent authorities to ensure that in their supervisory activities and their actions are converging along the lines of the responses adopted by ESMA and at helping issuers, investors and other market participants by providing clarity on the content of the market abuse rules, rather than creating an extra layer of requirements. |
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28/01/2022 | ESMA70-145-114 | Q&A on the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) | Benchmarks, Supervisory convergence | Q&A | PDF 553.88 KB |
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19/06/2019 | ESMA70-145-1209 | Guidelines on non-significant benchmarks under the Benchmarks Regulation | Benchmarks, Guidelines and Technical standards | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 120.36 KB |
BG - Преводът е предоставен от Центъра за преводи за органите на Европейския съюз. CS - Tento překlad vypracovalo Překladatelské středisko pro instituce Evropské unie. DA - Denne oversættelse er udarbejdet af Oversættelsescentret for Den Europæiske Unions Organer. DE - Die Übersetzung erfolgte durch das Übersetzungszentrum für die Einrichtungen der Europäischen Union. EL - Η παρούσα μετάφραση έγινε από το Μεταφραστικό Κέντρο των Οργάνων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. ES - Texto traducido por el Centro de Traducción de los Órganos de la Unión Europea. ET - Selle tõlke tegi Euroopa Liidu Asutuste Tõlkekeskus. FI - Euroopan unionin elinten käännöskeskus on tehnyt tämän käännöksen. FR - La présente traduction a été fournie par le Centre de traduction des organes de l’Union européenne. HR - Za prijevod se pobrinuo Prevoditeljski centar za tijela Europske unije. HU - Ezt a fordítást az Európai Unió. IT - La presente traduzione è stata fornita dal Centro di traduzione degli organismi dell’Unione europea. LT - Šį tekstą išvertė Europos Sąjungos įstaigų vertimo centras. LV - Šo tulkojumu ir nodrošinājis Eiropas Savienības iestāžu Tulkošanas centrs. MT - Din it-traduzzjoni ġiet ipprovduta miċ-Ċentru tat-Traduzzjoni għall-Korpi tal-Unjoni Ewropea. NL - Deze vertaling is verzorgd door het Vertaalbureau voor de organen van de Europese Unie. PL - Tłumaczenie wykonane przez Centrum Tłumaczeń dla Organów Unii Europejskiej. PT - Esta tradução foi fornecida pelo Centro de Tradução dos Organismos da União Europeia. RO - Această traducere a fost asigurată de Centrul de Traduceri pentru Organismele Uniunii Europene. SK - Preklad vyhotovilo Prekladateľské stredisko pre orgány Európskej únie. SL - Prevod je zagotovil Prevajalski center za organe Evropske unije. SV - Den här översättningen har utförts av Översättningscentrum för Europeiska unionens organ. |
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26/09/2017 | ESMA71-99-598 | Final Report on Joint ESMA and EBA Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders | Guidelines and Technical standards, Joint Committee, MiFID - Investor Protection | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 1.48 MB |
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21/03/2018 | ESMA71-99-598 | Joint ESMA and EBA Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders | Guidelines and Technical standards, Joint Committee, MiFID - Investor Protection | Guidelines & Recommendations | ZIP 871.26 KB |
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14/12/2021 | ESMA74-362-2176 | Guidelines on calculation of positions in SFTs by Trade Repositories | Market data, Post Trading, Securities Financing Transactions | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 272.07 KB |
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28/01/2022 | ESMA74-362-893 | QAs on SFTR data reporting | Post Trading, Securities Financing Transactions, Trade Repositories | Q&A | PDF 398.17 KB |
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07/12/2021 | ESMA81-393-288 | Guidelines on methodology oversight function and record keeping requirements | Benchmarks, Guidelines and Technical standards | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 154.95 KB |
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13/05/2022 | JC 2022 26 | SFDR queries forwarded to the Commission | Joint Committee, Sustainable finance | Q&A | PDF 132.33 KB |
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13/06/2014 | JC/2014/43 | Joint Committee Final Report on guidelines for complaints-handling for the securities (ESMA) and banking (EBA) sectors | Guidelines and Technical standards, Joint Committee | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 312.66 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today their Joint Committee final Report on guidelines for handling consumer complaints in the securities and banking sectors. The document aims to increase market confidence and for the benefit of consumers and firms alike it will ensure a harmonised approach to handling complaints for all 28 EU Member States and across all financial services sectors.The final report published today is part of the efforts of the European Supervisory Authorities to bring further supervisory convergence across the securities and banking sectors. It was developed on the basis of the existing complaints-handling guidelines established by EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) for the insurance sector. The report was launched for a public consultation last year and this final version takes into consideration the feedback received.ESMA and the EBA consider that these guidelines will ensure a consistent approach to complaints-handling across the EU. Consumers can purchase financial services and products in the investment, banking and insurance sectors across the entire EU Single Market and these guidelines will allow them to refer to a single set of complaints-handling arrangements. EU consumers will therefore be able to rely on the same approach irrespective of what type of product they have purchased and where they have purchased it.In addition to strengthening consumer protection -a key statutory objective for ESMA and for the EBA-, the guidelines will also allow firms, some of which sell products from more than one sector across the EU, to streamline and standardise their own complaints-handling arrangements. National regulators too will be able to supervise the same harmonised requirements across all sectors of financial services in their own jurisdictions.The guidelines will be translated into the official languages of the European Union (EU) and they will become applicable two months after the date of publication of their translations. | |||
25/08/2014 | JC/2014/43 bg | Насоки относно разглеждането на жалби за сектора на ценните книжа (ESMA) и за банковия сектор (EБО) | Joint Committee, Guidelines and Technical standards | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 176.25 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today their Joint Committee final Report on guidelines for handling consumer complaints in the securities and banking sectors. The document aims to increase market confidence and for the benefit of consumers and firms alike it will ensure a harmonised approach to handling complaints for all 28 EU Member States and across all financial services sectors.The final report published today is part of the efforts of the European Supervisory Authorities to bring further supervisory convergence across the securities and banking sectors. It was developed on the basis of the existing complaints-handling guidelines established by EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) for the insurance sector. The report was launched for a public consultation last year and this final version takes into consideration the feedback received.ESMA and the EBA consider that these guidelines will ensure a consistent approach to complaints-handling across the EU. Consumers can purchase financial services and products in the investment, banking and insurance sectors across the entire EU Single Market and these guidelines will allow them to refer to a single set of complaints-handling arrangements. EU consumers will therefore be able to rely on the same approach irrespective of what type of product they have purchased and where they have purchased it.In addition to strengthening consumer protection -a key statutory objective for ESMA and for the EBA-, the guidelines will also allow firms, some of which sell products from more than one sector across the EU, to streamline and standardise their own complaints-handling arrangements. National regulators too will be able to supervise the same harmonised requirements across all sectors of financial services in their own jurisdictions.The guidelines will be translated into the official languages of the European Union (EU) and they will become applicable two months after the date of publication of their translations. | |||
25/08/2014 | JC/2014/43 cs | Obecné pokyny k vyřizování stížností pro odvětví cenných papírů (ESMA) a bankovnictví (EBA) | Joint Committee, Guidelines and Technical standards | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 154.2 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today their Joint Committee final Report on guidelines for handling consumer complaints in the securities and banking sectors. The document aims to increase market confidence and for the benefit of consumers and firms alike it will ensure a harmonised approach to handling complaints for all 28 EU Member States and across all financial services sectors.The final report published today is part of the efforts of the European Supervisory Authorities to bring further supervisory convergence across the securities and banking sectors. It was developed on the basis of the existing complaints-handling guidelines established by EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) for the insurance sector. The report was launched for a public consultation last year and this final version takes into consideration the feedback received.ESMA and the EBA consider that these guidelines will ensure a consistent approach to complaints-handling across the EU. Consumers can purchase financial services and products in the investment, banking and insurance sectors across the entire EU Single Market and these guidelines will allow them to refer to a single set of complaints-handling arrangements. EU consumers will therefore be able to rely on the same approach irrespective of what type of product they have purchased and where they have purchased it.In addition to strengthening consumer protection -a key statutory objective for ESMA and for the EBA-, the guidelines will also allow firms, some of which sell products from more than one sector across the EU, to streamline and standardise their own complaints-handling arrangements. National regulators too will be able to supervise the same harmonised requirements across all sectors of financial services in their own jurisdictions.The guidelines will be translated into the official languages of the European Union (EU) and they will become applicable two months after the date of publication of their translations. | |||
25/08/2014 | JC/2014/43 da | Retningslinjer for klagebehandling i værdipapirsektoren (ESMA) og banksektoren (EBA) | Joint Committee, Guidelines and Technical standards | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 157.05 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today their Joint Committee final Report on guidelines for handling consumer complaints in the securities and banking sectors. The document aims to increase market confidence and for the benefit of consumers and firms alike it will ensure a harmonised approach to handling complaints for all 28 EU Member States and across all financial services sectors.The final report published today is part of the efforts of the European Supervisory Authorities to bring further supervisory convergence across the securities and banking sectors. It was developed on the basis of the existing complaints-handling guidelines established by EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) for the insurance sector. The report was launched for a public consultation last year and this final version takes into consideration the feedback received.ESMA and the EBA consider that these guidelines will ensure a consistent approach to complaints-handling across the EU. Consumers can purchase financial services and products in the investment, banking and insurance sectors across the entire EU Single Market and these guidelines will allow them to refer to a single set of complaints-handling arrangements. EU consumers will therefore be able to rely on the same approach irrespective of what type of product they have purchased and where they have purchased it.In addition to strengthening consumer protection -a key statutory objective for ESMA and for the EBA-, the guidelines will also allow firms, some of which sell products from more than one sector across the EU, to streamline and standardise their own complaints-handling arrangements. National regulators too will be able to supervise the same harmonised requirements across all sectors of financial services in their own jurisdictions.The guidelines will be translated into the official languages of the European Union (EU) and they will become applicable two months after the date of publication of their translations. | |||
25/08/2014 | JC/2014/43 de | Leitlinien zur Beschwerdeabwicklung für den Wertpapierhandel (ESMA) und das Bankwesen (EBA) | Joint Committee, Guidelines and Technical standards | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 156.95 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today their Joint Committee final Report on guidelines for handling consumer complaints in the securities and banking sectors. The document aims to increase market confidence and for the benefit of consumers and firms alike it will ensure a harmonised approach to handling complaints for all 28 EU Member States and across all financial services sectors.The final report published today is part of the efforts of the European Supervisory Authorities to bring further supervisory convergence across the securities and banking sectors. It was developed on the basis of the existing complaints-handling guidelines established by EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) for the insurance sector. The report was launched for a public consultation last year and this final version takes into consideration the feedback received.ESMA and the EBA consider that these guidelines will ensure a consistent approach to complaints-handling across the EU. Consumers can purchase financial services and products in the investment, banking and insurance sectors across the entire EU Single Market and these guidelines will allow them to refer to a single set of complaints-handling arrangements. EU consumers will therefore be able to rely on the same approach irrespective of what type of product they have purchased and where they have purchased it.In addition to strengthening consumer protection -a key statutory objective for ESMA and for the EBA-, the guidelines will also allow firms, some of which sell products from more than one sector across the EU, to streamline and standardise their own complaints-handling arrangements. National regulators too will be able to supervise the same harmonised requirements across all sectors of financial services in their own jurisdictions.The guidelines will be translated into the official languages of the European Union (EU) and they will become applicable two months after the date of publication of their translations. | |||
25/08/2014 | JC/2014/43 el | Κατευθυντήριες γραμμές σχετικά με τον χειρισμό παραπόνων/καταγγελιών για τον τομέα των κινητών αξιών (ESMA) και τον τραπεζικό τομέα (ΕΑΤ) | Joint Committee, Guidelines and Technical standards | Guidelines & Recommendations | PDF 167.29 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published today their Joint Committee final Report on guidelines for handling consumer complaints in the securities and banking sectors. The document aims to increase market confidence and for the benefit of consumers and firms alike it will ensure a harmonised approach to handling complaints for all 28 EU Member States and across all financial services sectors.The final report published today is part of the efforts of the European Supervisory Authorities to bring further supervisory convergence across the securities and banking sectors. It was developed on the basis of the existing complaints-handling guidelines established by EIOPA (the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) for the insurance sector. The report was launched for a public consultation last year and this final version takes into consideration the feedback received.ESMA and the EBA consider that these guidelines will ensure a consistent approach to complaints-handling across the EU. Consumers can purchase financial services and products in the investment, banking and insurance sectors across the entire EU Single Market and these guidelines will allow them to refer to a single set of complaints-handling arrangements. EU consumers will therefore be able to rely on the same approach irrespective of what type of product they have purchased and where they have purchased it.In addition to strengthening consumer protection -a key statutory objective for ESMA and for the EBA-, the guidelines will also allow firms, some of which sell products from more than one sector across the EU, to streamline and standardise their own complaints-handling arrangements. National regulators too will be able to supervise the same harmonised requirements across all sectors of financial services in their own jurisdictions.The guidelines will be translated into the official languages of the European Union (EU) and they will become applicable two months after the date of publication of their translations. |