| Title |
| Consultation on Short Selling |
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| Policy field(s) |
| Internal market, securities |
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| Target group(s) |
| All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from market participants, national governments and national competent authorities. |
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| Period of consultation |
| From 14.06.2010 to 10.07.2010 (closed) |
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| Objective of the consultation |
| The purpose of this public document is to consult market participants, governments, regulators and other stakeholders on possible provisions to be considered in a forthcoming Commission proposal for stand alone legislation dealing with potential risks arising from short selling. |
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| View the consultation documents |
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| Reference documents and other, related consultations |
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| Contact details |
| Responsible services:
| DG Internal Market and Services / Unit G3 |
| E-mail: |
markt-consultations@ec.europa.eu |
| Postal address: | Responses by email only please |
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| Reason why the consultation period is less than 8 weeks |
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High political priority and urgency of the issue in the context
of the financial crisis and recent volatility in Euro denominated
sovereign bonds.
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Previous public consultation in the context of the review of the
Market Abuse Directive.
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| Number of responses received to this consultation |
| 124 |
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| View the contributions |
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