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ESMA_QA_1890
Topic
Scope
13/09/2012
Subject Matter
Third country branches
Question
How do the net position requirements impact on third country branches where there is not a distinct legal entity in the EU or no relationship with subsidiaries in other EU jurisdictions except having the same parent?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1889
Topic
Scope
13/09/2012
Subject Matter
EU Sovereign CDS trades booked outside the EU
Question
Does the Regulation impact EU sovereign CDS trades booked outside the EU (e.g. Head Office in NY or Tokyo) but executed by traders in the EU (where a single global CDS book is run)?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1888
Topic
Scope
13/09/2012
Subject Matter
Application outside the EU and to non-EU persons
Question
Do the provisions of the Regulation also apply outside the EU and to non-EU natural or legal persons?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1910
Topic
Determination of net short position
13/09/2012
Subject Matter
Shares received under a bonus share issue or a share dividend distribution
Question
Do shares received as a consequence of a bonus share issue or share dividend distribution fall to be treated as a long position for the purposes of calculating a net short position?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1909
Topic
Determination of net short position
13/09/2012
Subject Matter
Share dividend distribution and lending agreements
Question
Should dividends in the form of shares that must be returned by a borrower to the lender (as a result of a lending agreement) be taken into account to calculate short positions?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012