Regulatory framework

Circular CSSF 21/781

Mandatory use of the IMAS Portal for banking qualifying holding and passporting notifications

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/451 of 17 December 2020

laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to supervisory reporting of institutions and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/2014

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1348 of 6 May 2021

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the criteria under which competent authorities may require changes to the compliance statement of non-significant benchmarks (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1349 of 6 May 2021

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the criteria for the competent authorities’ compliance assessment regarding the mandatory administration of a critical benchmark (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1350 of 6 May 2021

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the requirements to ensure that an administrator’s governance arrangements are sufficiently robust (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1351 of 6 May 2021

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the characteristics of the systems and controls for the identification and reporting of any conduct that may involve manipulation or attempted manipulation of a benchmark (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1352 of 6 May 2021

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the conditions to ensure that the methodology for determining a benchmark complies with the quality requirements (Text with EEA relevance)

Law of 21 July 2021

approving the Agreement amending the Agreement on the transfer and mutualisation of contributions to the Single Resolution Fund, signed in Brussels on 27 January and 8 February 2021

Law of 21 July 2021

approving the Agreement amending the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism, signed in Brussels on 27 January and 8 February 2021

Guidelines on marketing communications under the Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds

ESMA34-45-1272

Circular CSSF 21/779

Adoption of the Guidelines of the European Securities and Market Authority (“ESMA”) on certain aspects of the MiFID II compliance function requirements (ESMA35-36-1952)

FAQ CBDF – Notification procedures

List of questions/answers in relation to the CBDF Regulation highlighting the changes for notifications to the CSSF

Circular CSSF 21/778

Update of Circular CSSF 11/509 in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/1160

Directive (EU) 2019/1160 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019

amending Directives 2009/65/EC and 2011/61/EU with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings (Text with EEA relevance.)

ESMA Public Statement SPACs: prospectus disclosure and investor protection considerations

The ECB’s role in approving (mixed) financial holding companies

ESMA Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud providers

ESMA50-164-4285

Commission Opinion of 2.6.2021 on the release of frozen funds under Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014

Commission Opinion of 8.6.2021 on Article 2(2) of Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014

Circular CSSF 21/776

on the conditions for the application of the alternative treatment of institutions’ exposures related to ‘tri-party repurchase agreements’ for large exposures purposes (EBA/GL/2021/01)