(b)

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Market operators and investment firms operating a trading venue may defer the publication of the details of transactions executed in respect of bonds, structured finance products or emission allowances traded on a trading venue, including the price and the volume, in accordance with this Article. Market operators and investment firms operating a trading venue shall clearly disclose the arrangements for deferred publication to market participants and the public. ESMA shall monitor the application of those arrangements and shall, every two years, submit a report to the Commission on how they are used in practice. 1a. The arrangements for deferred publication in respect of bonds, or classes thereof, shall be organised by using five categories: 1b. The arrangements for deferred publication in respect of structured finance products or emission allowances, or classes thereof, traded on a trading venue shall be organised pursuant to the regulatory technical standards referred to in paragraph 4, point (g). When the period of deferral lapses, all the details of the transactions on an individual basis shall be published.’ ; category 1: transactions of a medium size in a financial instrument for which there is a liquid market; category 2: transactions of a medium size in a financial instrument for which there is not a liquid market; category 3: transactions of a large size in a financial instrument for which there is a liquid market; category 4: transactions of a large size in a financial instrument for which there is not a liquid market; category 5: transactions of a very large size. When the period of deferral lapses, all the details of the transactions on an individual basis shall be published.

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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.