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CSDs operating a securities settlement system that receive a request to conclude the arrangements referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall respond within three months of the date of receipt of the request. The CSD operating the securities settlement system shall conclude the arrangements in a non-discriminatory manner and may charge a reasonable commercial fee based on actual costs. It shall deny such a request only where it considers that the arrangements would affect the smooth and orderly functioning of the financial markets or would pose a systemic risk. It shall not deny a request on the grounds of loss of market share. If it denies a request, it shall inform the operator of the DLT market infrastructure that made the request of its reasons in writing.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.