1. Market operators and investment firms operating a trading venue may defer the publication of the details of transactions executed in respect of bonds, structured finance products or emission allowances traded on a trading venue, including the price and the volume, in accordance with this Article.

Market operators and investment firms operating a trading venue shall clearly disclose the arrangements for deferred publication to market participants and the public. ESMA shall monitor the application  of those arrangements and shall, every two years, submit a report to the Commission on how they are used in practice.

1a. The arrangements for deferred publication in respect of bonds, or classes thereof, shall be organised by using five categories:

(a) category 1: transactions of a medium size in a financial instrument for which there is a liquid market;

(b) category 2: transactions of a medium size in a financial instrument for which there is not a liquid market;

(c) category 3: transactions of a large size in a financial instrument for which there is a liquid market;

(d) category 4: transactions of a large size in a financial instrument for which there is not a liquid market;

(e) category 5: transactions of a very large size.
When the period of deferral lapses, all the details of the transactions on an individual basis shall be published.

1b. The arrangements for deferred publication in respect of structured finance products or emission allowances, or classes thereof, traded on a trading venue shall be organised pursuant to the regulatory technical standards referred to in paragraph 4, point (g).

When the period of deferral lapses, all the details of the transactions on an individual basis shall be published.

2. The competent authority responsible for supervising one or more trading venues on which a class of bond, structured finance product or emission allowance is traded may, where the liquidity of that class of financial instrument falls below the threshold determined in accordance with the methodology as referred to in Article 9(5), point (a), temporarily suspend the obligations referred to in Article 10. That threshold shall be established on the basis of objective criteria specific to the market for the financial instrument concerned.

Such a temporary suspension shall be published on the website of the relevant competent authority and shall be notified to  ESMA.  ESMA shall publish that temporary suspension on its website.

ESMA may, in the case of an emergency, such as a significant adverse effect on the liquidity of a class of bond, structured finance product or emission allowance traded in the Union, extend the maximum deferral durations set in accordance with the regulatory technical standards adopted pursuant to paragraph 4,  points  (f) and  (g). Before deciding on such an extension, ESMA shall consult with any competent authority responsible for supervising one or more trading venues on which that class of bond, structured finance product or emission allowance is traded. Such  an  extension  shall be  published  on  the ESMA  website.

The temporary suspension referred to in the first subparagraph or the extension referred to in the third subparagraph shall be valid for  an initial period not exceeding three months from the date of its publication on the website of the relevant competent authority or ESMA, respectively. Such a suspension or extension may be renewed for further periods not exceeding three  months  at  a  time  if  the  grounds for the  temporary suspension  or  extension  continue  to  be  applicable.

Before suspending or renewing the temporary suspension as referred to in the first subparagraph, the relevant competent authority shall notify ESMA of its intention and provide an explanation. ESMA shall issue an opinion to the competent authority as soon as practicable on whether in its view the suspension or the renewal of the temporary suspension is justified in accordance with the first and fourth subparagraphs.

3. In addition to the deferred publication as referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority of a Member State may allow, in respect of sovereign debt instruments issued by that Member State, or classes thereof:

(a) the  omission  of  the  publication  of  the  volume  of  an  individual transaction for an extended period not exceeding six months; or

(b) the publication of the details of several transactions in an aggregated form for an extended period not exceeding six months.

With regard to transactions in sovereign debt instruments not issued by a Member State, decisions in accordance with the first subparagraph shall be taken by ESMA.

ESMA shall publish on its website the list of deferrals allowed pursuant the first and second subparagraphs. ESMA shall monitor the application of decisions taken pursuant to the first and second subparagraphs and shall, every two years, submit a report to the Commission on how they are used in practice.

When the period of deferral lapses, all the details of the transactions on an individual basis shall be published.

4.    ESMA shall, after consulting the expert stakeholder group estab­lished pursuant to Article 22b(2), develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify the following in such a way as to enable the publication of information  required  pursuant  to  this  Article  and Article 27g:

(a) the details of transactions that investment firms  and  market operators are to make available to the public for each class of financial instrument as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, including identifiers for the different types of transactions published pursuant to Article 10(1) and Article 21(1), distinguishing between those determined by factors linked primarily to the valuation of the financial instruments and those determined by other factors;

(b) the time limit that is considered to comply with the obligation to publish as close to real time as technically possible including when trades are executed outside normal trading hours;

(c) for which structured finance products or emission allowances traded on a trading venue, or classes thereof, a liquid market exists;

(d) what constitutes a liquid and illiquid market for bonds, or classes thereof, expressed as thresholds determined according to  the issuance size of those bonds;

(e) for a liquid or illiquid bond, or for a class thereof, what constitutes a transaction of a medium size, of a large size and of a very large size, as referred to in paragraph 1a of this Article, on the basis of a quantitative and qualitative analysis and taking into account the criteria in Article 2(1), point (17)(a), and other relevant criteria where applicable;

(f) in respect of bonds, or classes thereof, the price and volume deferrals applicable to each of the five categories set out in paragraph 1a, applying the following maximum durations:

(i) for transactions in category 1: a price deferral and a volume deferral not exceeding 15 minutes;

(ii) for transactions in category 2: a price deferral and a volume deferral not exceeding the end of the trading day;

(iii) for transactions in category 3: a price deferral not exceeding the end of the first trading day after the transaction date and a volume deferral not exceeding one week after the transaction date;

(iv) for transactions in category 4: a price deferral not exceeding the end of the second trading day after the transaction date and a volume deferral not exceeding two weeks after the transaction date;

(v) for transactions in category 5: a price deferral and a volume deferral not  exceeding  four  weeks  after the  transaction  date;

(g) the arrangements for deferred publication in respect of structured finance products and emission allowances, or classes thereof, on the basis of a quantitative and qualitative analysis and taking into account the criteria in Article 2(1),  point  (17)(a),  and  other relevant criteria where applicable;

(h) in respect of sovereign debt instruments, or classes thereof, the criteria to be applied when determining the size or type of a trans­ action in such instruments for which decisions can be taken pursuant to paragraph 3.

For each of the categories set out in paragraph 1a, ESMA shall regularly update the draft regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph, point (f), of this paragraph in order to recalibrate the applicable deferral duration with the aim of gradually decreasing it where appropriate. No later than one year after the decreased deferral durations become applicable, ESMA shall perform a quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess the effects of the decrease. Where available, ESMA shall use the post-trade transparency data disseminated by the CTP for this purpose. If adverse effects to the financial instruments appear, ESMA shall update the draft regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph, point (f), of this paragraph to increase the deferral duration back to the previous level

ESMA shall submit the draft regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph to the Commission by 29 December 2024.

Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first and second subparagraphs in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.
 

Explanatory note regarding MiFIR Review and Transition:

The amendments to Article 11 will apply when the reviewed Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 (RTS 2) will start applying. 

Till such date:

• Article 11 of MiFIR of the consolidated version of 09/01/2024 applies;

• The provisions of Article 11 of the current version of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/567 (RTS 2) apply only to: bonds, ETC, ETN, structure finance products, emission allowances, exchanged traded derivatives and OTC derivatives as defined in Article 8a(2).