Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010Show full title

Article 3 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

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3.

[F2 ‘ two-day spot ’ means allowances auctioned for delivery at an agreed date no later than the second trading day from the day of the auction;

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‘ five-day futures ’ means allowances auctioned for delivery at an agreed date no later than the fifth trading day from the day of the auction;]

5.

‘bid’ means an offer in an auction to acquire a given volume of allowances at a specified price;

6.

‘bidding window’ means the time period during which bids may be submitted;

7.

‘trading day’ means any day during which an auction platform and the clearing system or settlement system connected to it are open for trading;

8.

‘[F2 investment firm’ means the same as in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) ;

9.

‘credit institution’ means the same as in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) ;

10.

‘ financial instrument ’ means the same as in point (15) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU;]

11.

‘secondary market’ means the market in which persons buy or sell allowances either before or after they are allocated either free of charge or through auctioning;

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‘[F2 parent undertaking’ means the same as in Article 2(9) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) ;

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‘ subsidiary undertaking ’ means the same as in Article 2(10) of Directive 2013/34/EU;

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‘ affiliate undertaking ’ means the same as in Article 2(12) of Directive 2013/34/EU;]

15.

‘control’ means the same as in Article 3(2) and (3) of Council Regulation No 139/2004(4) as applied in the Commission’s Consolidated Jurisdictional Notice(5). Recital (22) of that Regulation and paragraphs 52 and 53 of that Notice shall apply for determining the notion of control for state-owned undertakings;

16.

‘auction process’ means the process encompassing the setting of the auction calendar, the procedures for admission to bid, the procedures for submission of bids, the conduct of the auction, the calculation and announcement of the auction results, the arrangements for payment of the price due, delivery of the allowances and management of the collateral needed to cover any transaction risks, as well as the surveillance and monitoring of the proper conduct of the auctions by an auction platform;

17.

‘[F2 money laundering’ means the same as in Article 1(3) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) having regard to Article 1(4) and (6) of that Directive;

18.

‘ terrorist financing ’ means the same as in Article 1(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 having regard to Article 1(6) of that Directive;

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‘ criminal activity ’ means the same as in Article 3(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;]

20.

‘auctioneer’ means any public or private entity appointed by a Member State, to auction allowances on its behalf;

21.

[F2 ‘ nominated holding account ’ means one or more type of holding account provided for in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 19(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC for the purposes of participating in or conducting the auction process including the holding of allowances in escrow, pending their delivery under this Regulation;]

22.

‘nominated bank account’ means a bank account designated by an auctioneer, a bidder or its successor in title for the receipt of payments due under this Regulation;

23.

[F2 ‘ customer due diligence measures ’ means the same as the customer due diligence measures in Article 13 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 and the enhanced customer due diligence measures in Article 18, Article 18a and Article 20 having regard to Articles 22 and 23 of that Directive;

24.

‘ beneficial owner ’ means the same as in Article 3(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;]

25.

‘duly certified copy’ means an authentic copy of an original document that is certified as being a true copy of the original by a qualified lawyer, accountant, notary public or similar professional who is recognised under the national law of the Member State concerned to attest officially as to whether a copy is in fact a true copy of its original;

26.

[F2 ‘ politically exposed persons ’ means the same as in Article 3(9) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;

27.

‘market abuse’ means the same as in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) ;

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‘ insider dealing ’ means the same as in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and as prohibited by points (a) and (b) of Article 14 of that Regulation;]

28a.

[F3 ‘ unlawful disclosure of inside information ’ means the same as in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and as prohibited by point (c) of Article 14 of that Regulation;]

29.

[F2 ‘ inside information ’ means the same as in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014;

30.

‘ market manipulation ’ means the same as in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and as prohibited by Article 15 of that Regulation;]

31.

‘clearing system’ means one or more infrastructure connected to the auction platform that can provide clearing, margining, netting, management of collateral, settlement and delivery, and any other services, carried out by a central counterparty, accessed either directly or indirectly through members of the central counterparty who act as intermediaries between their clients and the central counterparty;

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‘clearing’ means all processes preceding the opening of the bidding window, during the bidding window and following the closing of the bidding window until settlement, involving the management of any risks arising during that interval, including margining, netting, or novation, or any other services, carried out possibly by a clearing or settlement system;

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‘margining’ means the process by which collateral is to be pledged by an auctioneer or a bidder, or one or more intermediaries acting on their behalf, to cover a given financial position, encompassing the entire process of measuring, calculating and administering the collateral put up to cover such financial positions, intended to ensure that all payment commitments of a bidder and all delivery commitments of an auctioneer or one or more intermediaries acting on their behalf can be met within a very short period of time;

34.

‘settlement’ means payment by a successful bidder, or its successor in title, or a central counterparty, or a settlement agent of the sum due for allowances to be delivered to that bidder or its successor in title, or a central counterparty, or a settlement agent, and delivery of the allowances to the successful bidder or its successor in title, or a central counterparty or a settlement agent;

35.

‘central counterparty’ means an entity which interposes either directly between an auctioneer and a bidder or its successor in title, or between intermediaries representing them, that acts as the exclusive counterparty to each of them guaranteeing the payment of the auction proceeds to the auctioneer or an intermediary representing it or the delivery of the auctioned allowances to the bidder or an intermediary representing it, subject to Article 48;

36.

‘settlement system’ means any infrastructure whether or not connected to the auction platform that can provide settlement services, which may include clearing, netting, management of collateral, or any other services, which ultimately enable the delivery of allowances on behalf of an auctioneer to a successful bidder or its successor in title, and the payment of the sum due by a successful bidder or its successor in title to an auctioneer, carried out through either of the following:

(a)

the banking system and the Union registry;

(b)

one or more settlement agents acting on behalf of an auctioneer and a bidder or its successor in title, accessing the settlement agent either directly or indirectly through members of the settlement agent who act as intermediaries between their clients and the settlement agent;

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‘settlement agent’ means an entity acting as an agent providing accounts to the auction platform, through which accounts instructions for the transfer of the auctioned allowances given by the auctioneer or an intermediary representing it and the payment of the auction clearing price by a successful bidder, its successor in title, or an intermediary representing them are safely executed either simultaneously or nearly simultaneously in a guaranteed manner;

38.

‘collateral’ means the forms of collateral security referred to in Article 2(m) of Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(8), including any allowances accepted as security by the clearing system or settlement system;

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[F2 ‘ regulated market ’ means the same as in point (21) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU;]

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‘SMEs’ means operators or aircraft operators that are small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC(9);

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[F2 ‘ market operator ’ means the same as in point (18) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU;]

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‘establishment’ means any of the following:

(a)

place of residence or permanent address within the Union for the purposes of the third subparagraph of Article 6(3);

(b)

[F2 the same as in point (55)(a) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU taking into account the requirements of Article 5(4) of that Directive for the purposes of Article 18(2) of this Regulation;

(c)

the same as in point (55)(a) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU taking into account the requirements of Article 5(4) of that Directive for the purposes of Article 19(2) of this Regulation, in the case of persons referred to in point (b) of Article 18(1) of this Regulation;

(d)

the same as in point (43) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 for the purposes of Article 19(2) of this Regulation, in the case of persons referred to in point (c) of Article 18(1) of this Regulation;

(e)

the same as in point (55)(a) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU for the purposes of Article 19(2) of this Regulation in the case of business grouping referred to in point (d) of Article 18(1) of this Regulation;

(f)

the same as in point (55)(b) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU for the purposes of Article 35(4), (5) and (6) of this Regulation;]

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[F2 ‘ exit strategy ’ means one or more documents determined in accordance with the contracts appointing the auction platform concerned, setting out detailed measures planned to ensure the following:

(a)

the transfer of all tangible and intangible assets necessary for the uninterrupted continuation of the auctions and the smooth operation of the auction process by an auction platform’s successor;

(b)

the provision of all information relating to the auction process, that is necessary for the procurement procedure for the appointment of the auction platform’s successor;

(c)

the provision of the technical assistance that enables the contracting authorities or the auction platform’s successor or any combination of these, to understand, access or use the relevant information provided pursuant to points (a) and (b).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1868 of 28 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to align the auctioning of allowances with the EU ETS rules for the period 2021 to 2030 and with the classification of allowances as financial instruments pursuant to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1868 of 28 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to align the auctioning of allowances with the EU ETS rules for the period 2021 to 2030 and with the classification of allowances as financial instruments pursuant to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

F3 Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1868 of 28 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to align the auctioning of allowances with the EU ETS rules for the period 2021 to 2030 and with the classification of allowances as financial instruments pursuant to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

(1)

[F2 Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349 ).]

(2)

[F2 Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 ( OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1 ).]

(3)

[F2 Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC ( OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19 ).]

(4)

OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(5)

OJ C 95, 16.4.2008, p. 1.

(6)

[F2 Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC ( OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73 ).]

(7)

[F2 Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 1 ).]

(8)

OJ L 166, 11.6.1998, p. 45.

(9)

OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1868 of 28 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 to align the auctioning of allowances with the EU ETS rules for the period 2021 to 2030 and with the classification of allowances as financial instruments pursuant to Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).