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Short Selling Regulation

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

sovereign debt

Defined in Article 2, Short Selling Regulation

Definitions over time (1)

17/09/2014 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 2, Short Selling Regulation Scope: Whole act

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

‘sovereign debt’ means a debt instrument issued by a sovereign issuer;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 2(1)(f) Historical · definitions end 17/09/2014

Used in (75 places in 22 provisions on 11/11/2026)

Short Selling Regulation (75 in 22)

Recital 8² · Recital 9 · Recital 10² · Recital 11 · Recital 12⁴ · Recital 14⁶ · Recital 16 · Recital 18 · Recital 20² · Recital 21³ · Recital 22³ · Recital 24 · Recital 26 · Article 2⁸ · Article 3⁹ · Article 4⁴ · Article 7³ · Article 11² · Article 13¹¹ · Article 14⁶ · Article 17³ · Article 29