European Securities Markets Expert Group (ESME)

As indicated in the Commission Decision of 30 March 2006 setting up a European Securities Markets Expert Group to provide legal and economic advice on the application of the EU securities Directives published in the OJ L 106 of 19.4.2006 , the Decision is applicable until the end of 2009. The Group has therefore suspended its activities. Its last meeting was held on 10 December 2009.

Presentation of the group:

  • Composition of the group PDFEnglish
  • Commission services publish a call for applications with the view to appoint some new members for the European Securities Markets Expert Group (ESME) (17.03.2008) PDFDeutschEnglishFrançais
  • Commission Decision (2006/288/EC) setting up a European Securities Markets Expert Group to provide legal and economic advice on the application of the EU securities Directives (30.03.2006)

  • Terms of reference PDF - 30 KBEnglish
  • Appointment of ESME members

Mandates:

Date Document
28.11.2007 Mandate to ESME for advice: Role of credit rating agencies PDFEnglish

Reports:

Date Document
16.11.2009 ESME views on the issue of transparency of holdings of cash settled derivatives PDFEnglish
27.07.2009 Fact finding regarding the developments of certain aspects of pre-trade transparency in equities under MiFID PDFEnglish
18.06.2009 ESME opinion on disaggregation of major holdings of voting rights. PDFEnglish
19.03.2009 Fact finding regarding the availability of post-trade data in equities in the EU PDFEnglish
Report on short selling PDFEnglish
17.11.2008 Preliminary views on the definition of “acting in concert” between the Transparency Directive and the Takeover Bids Directive PDFEnglish
18.09.2008 European Securities Markets Expert Group (ESME): “Differences between the Definitions of ‘Qualified investor’ in the Prospectus Directive and ‘Professional Client’ and ‘Eligible Counterparty’ in MiFID – Is Alignment Needed?”  PDFEnglish
08.07.2008 Report on commodity derivatives PDFEnglish
04.06.2008 The Role of Credit Rating Agencies PDFEnglish
  Position on Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive in relation to the Transparency Directive PDFEnglish
05.03.2008 Regulation on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (Rome I) PDFEnglish
05.03.2008 Financial instruments. Impact of definitions on the perimeter of FSAP Directives PDFEnglish
05.03.2008 Report on Competent Authority pertaining to Issuers Publication of Regulated Information PDFEnglish
05.12.2007 Report on the Transparency Directive PDFEnglish
05.12.2007 Report on MiFID and admission of securities to official stock exchange listing PDFEnglish
05.09.2007 Report on the Prospectus Directive PDFEnglish
  • Annex PDFEnglish
11.07.2007 Report on Durable Medium-Distance Marketing Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive PDF - 30 KBEnglish
11.07.2007 Report on non-equity markets transparency PDFEnglish
  • Annex I (Overview of the Bond Market) PDFEnglish
  • Annex II (Key Academic Papers Reviewed) PDFEnglish
  • Annex III (ESME membership) PDFEnglish
11.07.2007 Report on the Market Abuse EU legal framework PDF - 30 KBEnglish

Meetings:

Date Document
10.12.2009 Agenda PDFEnglish
Minutes PDFEnglish
17.09.2009 Agenda PDFEnglish
Minutes PDFEnglish
18.06.2009 Agenda PDFEnglish
Minutes PDFEnglish
19.03.2009 Agenda PDFEnglish
Minutes PDFEnglish
09.12.2008 Agenda PDFEnglish
Minutes  PDFEnglish
18.09.2008 Agenda PDFEnglish
Minutes  PDFEnglish
04.06.2008 Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes  PDF - 30 KBEnglish
05.03.2008 Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes PDF - 30 KBEnglish
05.12.2007 Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes PDF - 30 KBEnglish
05.09.2007 Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes PDF - 30 KBEnglish
23.05.2007 Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes PDF - 30 KBEnglish
28.02.2007 Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes  PDF - 30 KBEnglish
04.12.2006 Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes  PDF - 30 KBEnglish
08.09.2006

 

Agenda PDF - 30 KBEnglish
Minutes PDF - 30 KBEnglish

Last update: 08.09.2010