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Activities of Chris MACMANUS related to 2020/0267(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (debate)
2022/03/23
Dossiers: 2020/0267(COD)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology
2021/08/05
Committee: ECON
Dossiers: 2020/0267(COD)
Documents: PDF(315 KB) DOC(99 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Johan VAN OVERTVELDT', 'mepid': 125106}]

Amendments (12)

Amendment 236 #
(40) FiveTwo years after the entry into application of this Regulation, ESMA should report to the Commission on this pilot regime for DLT market infrastructures, including on the potential benefits linked to the use of DLT, the risks raised and the technical difficulties. Based on ESMA’s report, the Commission should report to the Council and European Parliament. This report should assess the costs and benefits of extending this regime on DLT market infrastructures for another period of time, extending this regime to new type of financial instruments, making this regime permanent with or without modifications, bringing modifications to the Union financial services legislation or terminating this regimeshow how it intends to incorporate the lessons learned into existing legislation.
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The total market value of DLT transferable securities recorded in a CSD operating a DLT securities settlement system shall not exceed EUR 21.5 billion. Where a DLT MTF records the DLT transferable securities instead of a CSD, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 4, the total market value of the DLT transferable securities recorded by the investment firm or market operator operating the DLT MTF shall not exceed EUR 21.5 billion.
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Where the total market value of the DLT transferable securities reported under paragraph 1, has reached EUR 21.25 billion, the investment firm or market operator operating the DLT MTF concerned, or the CSD operating the DLT securities settlement system concerned shall activate the transition strategy, referred to in Article 6(6). They shall notify the competent authority of the activation of their transition strategy, in their monthly report and of the time-horizon for such transition.
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority concerned may permit the DLT market infrastructure concerned to continue to operate until the total market value of the DLT transferable securities reported under paragraph 1 reaches EUR 21.75 billion provided that such leeway is requested by the operator of the DLT market infrastructure concerned and that it is objectively necessary for the orderly implementation of the transition strategy.
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. FiveTwo years from the entry into application of this Regulation, at the latest, ESMA shall present a report to the Commission on:
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Based on the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and Council including a cost-benefit analysis on whether the regime for DLT market infrastructures under this Regulation should be:showing how it intends to incorporate the lessons learned into existing legislation.
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) extended for another period;deleted
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) extended to other types of financial instruments that can be issued, recorded, transferred or stored on a DLT;deleted
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) amenddeleted;
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) made permanent with or without amendment; ordeleted
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) terminadeleted.
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In its report, the Commission may propose any appropriate modifications to the Union framework on financial services legislation or harmonisation of national laws that would facilitate the use of distributed ledger technology in the financial sector as well as any measures needed to bridge the transition of DLT market infrastructures out of the pilot regime.deleted
2021/05/26
Committee: ECON