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22/11/2011 2011/219 ESMA comment letter on the EU Commission Green Paper- The EU Corporate Governance Framework Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Letter PDF
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25/11/2011 2011/397 Public statement on sovereign debt in IFRS financial statements Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, IFRS Supervisory Convergence, Press Releases Statement PDF
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12/11/2013 2013/1642 Information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
321.63 KB		 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a statement on practices governed by the Takeover Bid Directive (TBD), focused on shareholder cooperation issues relating to acting in concert and the appointment of board members. The statement contains a White List of activities that shareholders can cooperate on without the presumption of acting in concert. It also contains information on how shareholders may cooperate in order to secure board member appointments by setting out factors that national authorities may take into account when considering whether shareholders are acting in concert. The statement is in response to a request by the European Commission for clarity on these issues, following its 2012 report on the application of the TBD. It is based on information collected about the TBD’s application and common practices across the European Economic Area (EEA). The statement was prepared by the Takeover Bids Network, a permanent working group, under ESMA’s auspices, that promotes the exchange of information on practices and application of the TBD across EEA.
19/02/2013 2013/84 Feedback statement on the consultation regarding the role of the proxy advisory industry Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
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27/02/2020 ESMA/2014/677-REV Information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an update to its statement on practices governed by the Takeover Bid Directive (TBD), focused on shareholder cooperation issues relating to acting in concert and the appointment of board members. The update concerns a change to the Croatian creep-in threshold and secondary threshold in Appendix B. The statement contains a White List of activities that shareholders can cooperate on without the presumption of acting in concert. It also contains information on how shareholders may cooperate in order to secure board member appointments by setting out factors that national authorities may take into account when considering whether shareholders are acting in concert.The statement is in response to a request by the European Commission for clarity on these issues, following its 2012 report on the application of the TBD. It is based on information collected about the TBD’s application and common practices across the European Economic Area (EEA). The statement was prepared by the Takeover Bids Network, a permanent working group, under ESMA’s auspices, that promotes the exchange of information on practices and application of the TBD across EEA.
27/04/2018 ESMA22-103-753 Multilateral MoU on cooperation, information exchange and consultation International cooperation, Joint Committee Statement PDF
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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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28/01/2022 ESMA35-42-1088 Q&A on the European crowdfunding service providers for business Regulation Crowdfunding Q&A PDF
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13/04/2018 ESMA40-133-624 ESMA's response to WP29 Consultation on Guidelines on Derogations International cooperation, Supervisory convergence Letter PDF
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01/10/2019 ESMA63-313-528 Financial Regulation of the European Securities and Markets Authority Management Board, Procurement Decision PDF
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29/03/2022 PROC/2021/03 Open procurement procedure – Delivery of Professional Technical Skills Development Trainings – DEADLINE 03/05/2022 – 15:00 Procurement ONGOING Procedure PDF
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This public procurement procedure is for “ Delivery of Professional Technical Skills Development Trainings”:

All documents related to this procedure are downloadable and visible following the TED eTendering link published below and in the contract notice. All of the information is accessible without registration in the eTendering website. However, registered users will be able to use the following functionalities:

  • Submission of questions related to the tender;
  • Notifications related to changes to the tender procedure.

ESMA strongly advises registering and subscribing to ensure that no information related to the tender procedure is missed.

Link to eTendering: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=10554
13/04/2022 PROC/2021/14 Open procurement procedure – ADMS – DEADLINE 7/06/2022 – 23:59 Procurement ONGOING Procedure PDF
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This public procurement procedure is for “Application Development, Maintenance and Support”:

Main documents related to this procedure are downloadable and visible following the TED eTendering link published in the contract notice; some documents will be shared based on submission of signed NDU and its supporting documents.

Please note that registration in the eTendering website will give you access to the following functionalities:

  • Submission of questions related to the procedure;
  • Notifications related to changes to the procedure.

ESMA strongly advises registering and subscribing to ensure that no information related to the tender procedure is missed.