MIFIR: RTS 4, 16 and on registration of third country firms published in Official Journal

MIFIR: RTS 4, 16 and on registration of third country firms published in Official Journal

Three sets of regulatory technical standards (RTS) under MiFIR have been published in the Official Journal.

Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/2020 sets out the final text of RTS 4 on criteria to be used by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) when determining whether derivatives that are subject to the clearing obligation should be subject to the trading obligation.

Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/2021 set out RTS 16 on access in respect of benchmarks.

Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/2022 sets out RTS on the registration of third country firms and the format of information to be provided to clients.