Release of Information on Clearing Participants (Category 1) in association with the Clearing Obligation for IRS under EMIR
2015/12/22
Since regulatory technical standards(*1) on the clearing obligation related to Interest Rate Swap (IRS) transactions under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) was effected on December 21, 2015, JSCC would like to release the information on IRS Clearing Participants (Category 1 (*2)) in the format specified by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in compliance with its request.
(*1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2205 of 6 August 2015 which was published in Official Journal of European Union as of December 1, 2015.
For the regulatory technical standards, please refer to the following website: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R2205
(*2) Clearing Participants of the CCPs which received ESMA recognitions as third-country CCPs shall be handled as Category 1 based on Article 2 (1) (a) of the regulatory technical standards.
On April 27, 2015, JSCC was recognized as a third-country CCP by ESMA under the EMIR. The clearing obligation on Category 1 will take effect on June 21, 2016.
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