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:
Mandates:
| Date |
Document |
| 28.11.2007 |
Mandate to ESME for advice: Role of credit rating agencies 
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Reports:
| Date |
Document |
| 16.11.2009 |
ESME views on the issue of transparency of holdings of cash settled derivatives

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| 27.07.2009 |
Fact finding regarding the developments of certain aspects of
pre-trade transparency in equities under MiFID

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| 18.06.2009 |
ESME opinion on disaggregation of major holdings of voting rights.

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| 19.03.2009 |
Fact finding regarding the availability of post-trade data in
equities in the EU   |
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Report on short selling   |
| 17.11.2008 |
Preliminary views on the definition of “acting in concert” between the Transparency Directive and the Takeover Bids Directive   |
| 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?”   |
| 08.07.2008 |
Report on commodity derivatives   |
| 04.06.2008 |
The Role of Credit Rating Agencies   |
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Position on Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive in relation to
the Transparency Directive   |
| 05.03.2008 |
Regulation on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (Rome I)   |
| 05.03.2008 |
Financial instruments. Impact of definitions on the perimeter of
FSAP Directives   |
| 05.03.2008 |
Report on Competent Authority pertaining to Issuers Publication of
Regulated Information   |
| 05.12.2007 |
Report on the Transparency Directive
  |
| 05.12.2007 |
Report on MiFID and admission of securities to official stock exchange listing   |
| 05.09.2007 |
Report on the Prospectus Directive 
- Annex
 
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| 11.07.2007 |
Report on Durable Medium-Distance Marketing Directive and Markets
in Financial Instruments Directive
  |
| 11.07.2007 |
Report on non-equity markets transparency 
- Annex I (Overview of the Bond Market)
 
- Annex II (Key Academic Papers Reviewed)
 
- Annex III (ESME membership)
 
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| 11.07.2007 |
Report on the Market Abuse EU legal framework
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Meetings:
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