The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published a final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) definitively postponing the date of entry into force of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1229 (RTS on settlement discipline) until 1 February 2022.
This postponement is due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of regulatory projects and IT deliveries by Central Securities Depositaries and a wide range of market participants and follows a request from the European Commission (EC).
? It's out! Final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) definitively postponing the date of entry into force of RTS on settlement discipline until 1 Feb. 2022.
❓ impact of #COVID19
⏭️ subject to non-objection of @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncilhttps://t.co/t7Zw8Rvh8R pic.twitter.com/3AI2C144EL— ESMA – EU Securities Markets Regulator ?? (@ESMAComms) August 28, 2020
The measure is additional to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1212 , based on ESMA’s proposal to amend the RTS on settlement discipline to postpone its date of entry into force from 13 September 2020 to 1 February 2021.
The RTS on settlement discipline cover measures to prevent and address settlement fails including:
- rules for the trade allocation and confirmation process;
- cash penalties on failed transactions;
- mandatory buy-ins; and
- monitoring and reporting of settlement fails.
Next steps
Following the endorsement of the RTS by the EC, the Delegated Regulation will then be subject to the non-objection of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Source: ESMA
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