The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) issued position DOC-2020-02 on March 6, 2020, to clarify the definition of a trading venue under EU and French regulations. The guidance specifically addresses the application of these definitions to financial instruments registered within a shared electronic registration system, often associated with crypto-assets. This document serves as a doctrinal reference for market participants regarding regulatory compliance for market infrastructures.
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V - Market Infrastructures and Other Market Participants V. 1 - Regulated Markets and Multilateral Trading Facilities
Doctrine Crypto-assets
Clarifications on the notion of trading venue, applicable notably to financial instruments registered in a shared electronic registration system
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Applicable as of March 6, 2020 Position DOC-2020-02
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Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments
Article L420-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code
Article L421-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code
Article L424-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code
Article L425-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code Legal notices: Publisher: The Director of the Communication Department of the AMF. Contact: Communication Department, Autorité des marchés financiers - 17, place de la Bourse - 75082 Paris Cedex 02