Preamble
Recitals 46
Chapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - TRANSPARENCY OF NET SHORT POSITIONS (Article 5-11a) 8
Chapter III - UNCOVERED SHORT SALES (Article 12-15) 4
Chapter IV - EXEMPTIONS (Article 16-17) 2
Chapter V - POWERS OF INTERVENTION OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND OF ESMA (Article 18-31) 14
Chapter VI - ROLE OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (Article 32-41) 10
Chapter VII - DELEGATED ACTS (Article 42-43) 2
Chapter VIII - IMPLEMENTING ACTS (Article 44) 1
Chapter IX - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 45-48) 4
Amending acts 4

authorised primary dealer

Definitions over time (1)

25/03/2012 – 17/09/2014 Article 2, Short Selling Regulation Scope: Whole act

1. For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘authorised primary dealer’ means a natural or legal person who has signed an agreement with a sovereign issuer or who has been formally recognised as a primary dealer by or on behalf of a sovereign issuer and who, in accordance with that agreement or recognition, has committed to dealing as principal in connection with primary and secondary market operations relating to debt issued by that issuer;

Each has its own scope, dates and uses. Open one to see when it applies.

No text uses this concept on 12/11/2026.