(5)The legally binding requirements applicable to approved exchanges in Singapore deliver substantive results equivalent to those of the requirements laid down in Title III of Directive 2004/39/EC in the following areas: authorisation process, definitional requirements, access to the approved exchange, organisational requirements, requirements for senior management, admission of financial instruments to trading, suspension and removal of instruments from trading, monitoring of compliance with the rules of the approved exchanges and access to clearing and settlement arrangements.