ESMA publishes new EMIR Q and A

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a new Q&A on the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) to promote common supervisory approaches on the application of EMIR.  The Q&A are split into the following sections:

1. OTC derivatives - including definitions of OTC contracts, the notification and calculation of the clearing threshold, responsibilities of the FC and NFC, what is timely confirmation and exemptions from the clearing obligation;
2. CCPs - including collateral requirements, portability, deposit of financial instruments, stress testing, back testing and sensitivity analysis for new entities and authorisation; and
3. Trade repositories - including the classification of financial instruments, reporting of collateral and valuation, reporting of outstanding positions, application to ETD transactions.

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http://www.esma.europa.eu/system/files/2013-324.pdf