Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012
On short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps
(Text with EEA relevance)Short Selling Regulation
- Recitals
CHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II — TRANSPARENCY OF NET SHORT POSITIONS
- Article 5 — Notification to competent authorities of significant net short positions in shares
- Article 6 — Public disclosure of significant net short positions in shares
- Article 7 — Notification to competent authorities of significant net short positions in sovereign debt
- Article 8 — Notification to competent authorities of uncovered positions in sovereign credit default swaps
- Article 9 — Method of notification and disclosure
- Article 10 — Application of notification and disclosure requirements
- Article 11 — Information to be provided to ESMA
CHAPTER III — UNCOVERED SHORT SALES
CHAPTER IV — EXEMPTIONS
CHAPTER V — POWERS OF INTERVENTION OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND OF ESMA
SECTION 1 — Powers of competent authorities
- Article 18 — Notification and disclosure in exceptional circumstances
- Article 19 — Notification by lenders in exceptional circumstances
- Article 20 — Restrictions on short selling and similar transactions in exceptional circumstances
- Article 21 — Restrictions on sovereign credit default swap transactions in exceptional circumstances
- Article 22 — Measures by other competent authorities
- Article 23 — Power to restrict short selling of financial instruments temporarily in the case of a significant fall in price
- Article 24 — Period of restrictions
- Article 25 — Notice of restrictions
- Article 26 — Notification to ESMA and other competent authorities
SECTION 2 — Powers of ESMA
CHAPTER VI — ROLE OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
- Article 32 — Competent authorities
- Article 33 — Powers of competent authorities
- Article 34 — Professional secrecy
- Article 35 — Obligation to cooperate
- Article 36 — Cooperation with ESMA
- Article 37 — Cooperation in case of request for on-site inspections or investigations
- Article 38 — Cooperation with third countries
- Article 39 — Transfer and retention of personal data
- Article 40 — Disclosure of information to third countries
- Article 41 — Penalties
CHAPTER VII — DELEGATED ACTS
CHAPTER VIII — IMPLEMENTING ACTS
CHAPTER IX — TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
- Final