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Official Journal of the European Union
21.12.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1248/2012
of 19 December 2012
laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format of applications for
registration of trade repositories according to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European
Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
and requested the opinion of the ESMA Securities and
Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
with Article 37 of that Regulation,
Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank ( 1 ),
Article 1
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on
Format of the application
OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories ( 2 ),
and in particular Article 56(4) thereof,
1. An
application
for
registration
shall
be
provided
in
an
instrument which stores information in a durable medium as
Whereas:
defined in Article 2(1)(m) of Directive 2009/65/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ).
(1) Any
information
submitted
to
the
European
Securities
and Markets Authority (ESMA) in an application for
2. An
application
for
registration
shall
be
submitted
in
the
registration of a trade repository should be provided in
format set out in the Annex.
a durable medium, which enables its storage for future
use and reproduction. In order to facilitate the identifi
3. A
trade
repository
shall
give
a
unique
reference
number
to
cation of the information submitted by a trade
each document it submits and shall ensure that the information
repository, documents included with an application
submitted clearly identifies which specific requirement of the
should bear a unique reference number.
delegated act with regard to regulatory technical standards spec

ifying the details of the application for registration of trade
(2) This
Regulation
is
based
on
the
draft
implementing repositories adopted pursuant to Article 56(3) of Regulation
technical standards submitted by ESMA to the
(EU) No 648/2012 it refers to, in which document that
European Commission, pursuant to the procedure in
information is provided and also provides a reason if the
Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the
information is not submitted as outlined in the document
European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November
references section of the Annex.
2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority
(European Securities and Markets Authority) (
Article 2

3 ).
Entry into force
(3) In
accordance
with
Article
15
of
Regulation
(EU)
No 1095/2010, ESMA has conducted open public
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
consultations on such draft implementing technical stan
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
dards, analysed the potential related costs and benefits
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
( 2 ) OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 84.
( 4 ) OJ L 302, 17.11.2009, p. 32.

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21.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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ANNEX
FORMAT OF APPLICATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
Date of application
Corporate name of trade repository
Legal address
The classes of derivatives for which the trade repository is
applying to be registered
Name of the person assuming the responsibility of the
application
Contact details of the person assuming the responsibility of
the application
Name of other person responsible for the trade repository
compliance
Contact details of the person(s) responsible for the trade
repository compliance
Identification of any parent company
DOCUMENT REFERENCES
(Article 1(3))
Article of the delegated act with regard to
regulatory technical standards specifying the
Chapter or section or page of the
details of the application for registration of
Unique reference
document where the information is
trade repositories adopted pursuant to
number of document Title of the document
provided or reason why the
Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) No
information is not provided
648/2012

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