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

central counterparty

Definitions over time (1)

17/09/2014 – today applies on 10/11/2026 Article 2, Short Selling Regulation Scope: Whole act

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

‘central counterparty’ means a legal entity which interposes itself between the counterparties to the contracts traded within one or more financial markets, becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer and which is responsible for the operation of a clearing system;

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