EUROPEAN SECURITIES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY DECISION (EU) 2019/509
of 22 March 2019
renewing the temporary prohibition on the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients
THE EUROPEAN SECURITIES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC 1, and in particular Articles 9(5), 43(2) and 44(1) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 2, and in particular Article 40 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/567 of 18 May 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to definitions, transparency, portfolio compression and supervisory measures on product intervention and positions 3, and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: