32 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2023/0379(COD)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Benchmark administrators are best placed toshould monitor the use in the Union of the benchmarks they provide. They should therefore and notify the competent authority concerned or the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), depending on where that administrator is located, that the aggregate use of one of their benchmarks has exceeded the threshold laid down in Article 24(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011. To ensure that benchmark administrators have sufficiconsistent time to adapt to the requirements that apply to significant benchmarks, they should only be subject to those requirements within 60 working days after having submitted such a notification. In addition, benchmark administrators should provide the competent authorities concerned or ESMA, upon request, with all information necessary to assess that benchmark’s aggregate use in the Union. Where a benchmark administrator omits or refuses to notify that the usage of one of its benchmarks has exceeded the threshold laid down in Article 24(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011, and where competent authorities have clear and demonstrable grounds to consider that the threshold has been exceeded, the competent authorities concerned or ESMA, as appropriate, should be able to declare that the threshold has been exceeded, having first given the administrator the opportunity to be heard. Such declaration should trigger the same obligations for the benchmark administrator as a notification by the benchmark administrator. This should be without prejudice to the ability of ESMA or competent authorities to impose administrative sanctions on those administrators that fail to notify that one of their benchmarks has exceeded the applicable thresholplementation of those thresholds ESMA should develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify further the calculation method.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Benchmark administrators are best placed toshould monitor the use in the Union of the benchmarks they provide. They should therefore and notify the competent authority concerned or the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), depending on where that administrator is located, that the aggregate use of one of their benchmarks has exceeded the threshold laid down in Article 24(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011. To ensure that benchmark administrators have sufficiconsistent time to adapt to the requirements that apply to significant benchmarks, they should only be subject to those requirements within 60 working days after having submitted such a notification. In addition, benchmark administrators should provide the competent authorities concerned or ESMA, upon request, with all information necessary to assess that benchmark’s aggregate use in the Union. Where a benchmark administrator omits or refuses to notify that the usage of one of its benchmarks has exceeded the threshold laid down in Article 24(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011, and where competent authorities have clear and demonstrable grounds to consider that the threshold has been exceeded, the competent authorities concerned or ESMA, as appropriate, should be able to declare that the threshold has been exceeded, having first given the administrator the opportunity to be heard. Such declaration should trigger the same obligations for the benchmark administrator as a notification by the benchmark administrator. This should be without prejudice to the ability of ESMA or competent authorities to impose administrative sanctions on those administrators that fail to notify that one of their benchmarks has exceeded the applicable thresholplementation of those thresholds ESMA should develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify further the calculation method.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) EU Climate Transition Benchmarks and EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks are specific categories of benchmarks, defined by their compliance with rules governing their methodology and the disclosures requirements of their administrator are to makes. For that reason, and to prevent claims that could lead users to think that such benchmarks are compliant with the standards attached to those labels, it is necessary to subject those benchmarks to mandatory registration or, authorisation, recognition or endorsement, as appropriate, and to supervision.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) EU Climate Transition Benchmarks and EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks are specific categories of benchmarks, defined by their compliance with rules governing their methodology and the disclosures requirements of their administrator are to makes. For that reason, and to prevent claims that could lead users to think that such benchmarks are compliant with the standards attached to those labels, it is necessary to subject those benchmarks to mandatory registration or, authorisation, recognition or endorsement, as appropriate, and to supervision.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To ensure the timely start of the supervision of significant benchmarks, administrators of benchmarks that have become significant either by reaching the applicable quantitative threshold or by designation, should be required to seek, within 60 working days, authorisation or registration or, in the case of benchmarks provided by an administrator located in a third-country, endorsement or recognition.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To ensure the timely start of the supervision of significant benchmarks, administrators of benchmarks that have become significant either by reaching the applicable quantitative threshold or by designation, should be required to seek, within 60 working days, authorisation or registration or, in the case of benchmarks provided by an administrator located in a third-country, endorsement or recognition.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – points (g) and (i)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – points (g) and (i)
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – points (g) and (i)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – points (g) and (i)
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Administrators that are not authorised or registered pursuantincluded in the register referred to in Article 346 shall not :
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Administrators that are not authorised or registered pursuantincluded in the register referred to in Article 346 shall not :
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) provide or endorse EU Climate Transition Benchmarks or EU Paris- aligned Benchmarks;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 19a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) provide or endorse EU Climate Transition Benchmarks or EU Paris- aligned Benchmarks;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the benchmark is used directly or indirectly within a combination of benchmarks within the Union as a reference for financial instruments or financial contracts or for measuring the performance of investments funds, that have a total average value of at least EUR 750 billion on the basis of all the range of maturities or tenors of the benchmark, where applicable, over a period of six months;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the benchmark is used directly or indirectly within a combination of benchmarks within the Union as a reference for financial instruments or financial contracts or for measuring the performance of investments funds, that have a total average value of at least EUR 750 billion on the basis of all the range of maturities or tenors of the benchmark, where applicable, over a period of six months;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 7
Article 24 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 49 to further specify the calculation methodESMA shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify: (i) the calculation method, including potential data sources, to be used to determine the threshold referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) of this Article in the light of market, pr; (ii) the criteria to assess when a benchmark exceeds the threshold referred to in Article and regulatory developments24(1), point (a), in one Member State or across the Union; ESMA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by [12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation]. Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first sub-paragraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 24 – paragraph 7
Article 24 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 49 to further specify the calculation methodESMA shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify: (i) the calculation method, including potential data sources, to be used to determine the threshold referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) of this Article in the light of market, pr; (ii) the criteria to assess when a benchmark exceeds the threshold referred to in Article and regulatory developments24(1), point (a), in one Member State or across the Union; ESMA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by [12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation]. Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first sub-paragraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 51 – paragraph 4c
Article 51 – paragraph 4c
4c. Competent national authorities and ESMA shall ensure that benchmark administrators that were authorised, registered, endorsed or recognised on [PO please insert the date = date ofintending to designate a benchmark provided by an administrator that was included in the ESMA register on ...[date of application of this amending Regulation – 1 day] or ESMA intending to designate a benchmark that was included in the ESMA register or the administrator of which was included in the ESMA register on ...[ date of application of this amending Regulation – 1 day] shall do so by ... [12 months from the date of application of this amending Regulation]. Benchmark administrators that were authorised, registered, endorsed or recognised on ...[date of application of this amending Regulation] shall retain this status for 12 months after entry into application of this amending Rregulation] can benefit from a simplified procedure where they apply for authorisation registration, recognition, or endorsement pursuant to Article 24a(1), (2), or (3), as applicable, by … [PO please insert the date = date of application of this amending Regulation + two years];. Where one or more of their benchmarks are designated by ... [within 12 months after the date of application of this amending Regulation], the designated administrators shall not be obliged to reapply for authorisation registration, recognition, or endorsement pursuant to Article 24a(1), (2), or (3), as applicable. Administrators of significant benchmarks that were authorised, registered, endorsed or recognised on ...[ date of application of this amending Regulation] shall not be obliged to re-apply for authorization registration, recognition, or endorsement pursuant to Article 24a(1) where one or more of their benchmarks are significant pursuant to Art. 24(1)(a).
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011
Article 51 – paragraph 4c
Article 51 – paragraph 4c
4c. Competent national authorities and ESMA shall ensure that benchmark administrators that were authorised, registered, endorsed or recognised on [PO please insert the date = date ofintending to designate a benchmark provided by an administrator that was included in the ESMA register on ...[date of application of this amending Regulation – 1 day] or ESMA intending to designate a benchmark that was included in the ESMA register or the administrator of which was included in the ESMA register on ...[ date of application of this amending Regulation – 1 day] shall do so by ... [12 months from the date of application of this amending Regulation]. Benchmark administrators that were authorised, registered, endorsed or recognised on ...[date of application of this amending Regulation] shall retain this status for 12 months after entry into application of this amending Rregulation] can benefit from a simplified procedure where they apply for authorisation registration, recognition, or endorsement pursuant to Article 24a(1), (2), or (3), as applicable, by … [PO please insert the date = date of application of this amending Regulation + two years];. Where one or more of their benchmarks are designated by ... [within 12 months after the date of application of this amending Regulation], the designated administrators shall not be obliged to reapply for authorisation registration, recognition, or endorsement pursuant to Article 24a(1), (2), or (3), as applicable. Administrators of significant benchmarks that were authorised, registered, endorsed or recognised on ...[ date of application of this amending Regulation] shall not be obliged to re-apply for authorization registration, recognition, or endorsement pursuant to Article 24a(1) where one or more of their benchmarks are significant pursuant to Art. 24(1)(a).