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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

credit default swap

Defined in Article 2, Short Selling Regulation

Definitions over time (1)

17/09/2014 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Short Selling Regulation Scope: Whole act

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

‘credit default swap’ means a derivative contract in which one party pays a fee to another party in return for a payment or other benefit in the case of a credit event relating to a reference entity and of any other default, relating to that derivative contract, which has a similar economic effect;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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

Used in (57 places in 29 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Short Selling Regulation (57 in 29)

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