(39)
Article 35 is amended as follows: in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following: ‘Without prejudice to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, a CCP shall accept to clear financial instruments on a non-discriminatory and transparent basis, including as regards collateral requirements and fees relating to access, regardless of the trading venue on which a transaction is executed. The requirement in the first subparagraph shall not apply to exchange-traded derivatives. The CCP shall in particular ensure that a trading venue has the right to non-discriminatory treatment of contracts traded on that trading venue in terms of:’; paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. The CCP shall provide a written response to the trading venue within three months of receiving the request referred to in paragraph 2, either permitting access, provided that the relevant competent authority has granted access pursuant to paragraph 4, or denying access. The CCP may deny a request for access subject to the conditions laid down in paragraph 6, point (a). Where a CCP denies access, it shall provide full reasons in its response and inform its competent authority of the decision in writing. Where the trading venue is established in a Member State other than that of the CCP, the CCP shall also forward that written response to the competent authority of the trading venue. The CCP shall provide access within three months of providing a positive response to the access request.’ ; paragraph 4 is amended as follows: the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘The competent authority of the CCP or that of the trading venue shall grant a trading venue access to a CCP provided that such access would not threaten the smooth and orderly functioning of the markets, in particular due to liquidity fragmentation, or would not adversely affect systemic risk.’; the second and third subparagraphs are deleted;
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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.