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11/07/2022 ESMA70-460-34 Consultation Paper on Guidelines on standard forms, formats and templates to apply for permission to operate a DLT market infrastructure Innovation and Products, MiFID - Secondary Markets Consultation Paper PDF
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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
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
23/06/2022 ESMA70-145-111 Q&A on the Market Abuse Regulation Market Abuse, Market Integrity Q&A PDF
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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.
03/06/2020 ESMA50-164-3342 Draft Guidelines on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers Innovation and Products Consultation Paper PDF
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09/11/2020 ESMA31-67-127 Question and answers on Transparency Directive (TD) Brexit, Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Finance, Supervisory convergence, Transparency Q&A PDF
352.79 KB
15/12/2017 ESMA31-62-802 Consultation Paper on draft RTS under the new Prospectus Regulation Prospectus Consultation Paper PDF
1.45 MB
11/04/2019 ESMA31-62-780 Q&A on Prospectus Related Topics Brexit, Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Information, Prospectus, Supervisory convergence Q&A PDF
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06/07/2017 ESMA31-62-650 Draft technical advice on scrutiny and approval of the prospectus Prospectus Consultation Paper PDF
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06/07/2017 ESMA31-62-649 Draft technical advice on content and format of the EU Growth prospectus Prospectus Consultation Paper PDF
1.38 MB
06/07/2017 ESMA31-62-532 Draft technical advice on format and content of the prospectus Prospectus Consultation Paper PDF
2.81 MB
27/07/2021 ESMA31-62-1258 Q&As on the Prospectus Regulation Prospectus Q&A PDF
814.87 KB
12/07/2019 ESMA31-62-1239 Consultation Paper on Guidelines on prospectus disclosure Prospectus Consultation Paper PDF
617.89 KB
25/05/2021 ESMA-50-164-4518 Call for evidence- Digital Finance Innovation and Products Consultation Paper PDF
300.37 KB
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
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27/05/2016 2016/723 Consultation Paper on ESMA technical advice on Benchmarks Regulation Market Integrity, Benchmarks Consultation Paper PDF
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15/02/2016 2016/288 Discussion Paper Benchmarks Regulation Market Integrity, Benchmarks Consultation Paper PDF
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28/01/2016 2016/162 Consultation paper- Draft Guidelines on the Market Abuse Regulation Market Abuse, Market Integrity Consultation Paper PDF
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08/06/2015 2015/920 Impact of the Best Practice Principles for Providers of Shareholder Voting Research and Analysis Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Consultation Paper PDF
337.08 KB		 Responding to this Call for Evidence ESMA invites comments on all matters in this paper and in particular on the specific questions presented throughout the paper. Comments are most helpful, if they:a.    respond to the question stated;b.    indicate the specific question to which they relate; andc.    contain a clear rationale.  ESMA will consider all comments received by 27 July 2015. All contributions should be submitted online at www.esma.europa.eu under the heading ‘Your input - Consultations’. Publication of responses All contributions received will be published following the close of the Call for Evidence, unless you request otherwise.  Please clearly and prominently indicate in your submission any part you do not wish to be publically disclosed. A standard confidentiality statement in an email message will not be treated as a request for non-disclosure. A confidential response may be requested from us in accordance with ESMA’s rules on access to documents. We may consult you, if we receive such a request. Any decision we make not to disclose the response is reviewable by ESMA’s Board of Appeal and the European Ombudsman.Data protection Information on data protection can be found at www.esma.europa.eu under the heading Legal Notice.Who should read this Call for Evidence This Call for Evidence will be of relevance to persons and entities participating in the voting chain, particularly proxy advisors, investors, companies listed in Europe, proxy solicitors and consultants.
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.

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