EU Approves European Council Proposal on CCP Recovery and Resolution
EU ambassadors approved the position of European Council on a proposed framework for clearing houses and their authorities to prepare for and deal with financial difficulties. They invited the presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament as soon as possible. The proposed regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties (CCPs) amends Regulations (EU) No 1095/2010, (EU) No 648/2012, and (EU) 2015/2365 and Directives 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, and (EU) 2017/1132. The regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The proposed rules aim to provide national authorities with adequate tools to manage crises and to handle situations involving CCP failures. They build on the same principles as the recovery and resolution framework applying to banks. The main objectives of the reform are to preserve clearing houses' critical functions, to maintain financial stability, and to prevent taxpayers from bearing the costs associated with the restructuring and the resolution of failing clearing houses. The proposed framework takes into account the global and systemic nature of CCPs. It provides for close coordination between national authorities in the framework of "resolution colleges" to ensure that resolution actions are applied in a coherent manner, taking into consideration the impact on affected stakeholders and financial stability. The position of European Council sets out a three-step approach:
- The framework will be based on prevention and preparation. CCPs and resolution authorities are required to draw up recovery and resolution plans on how to handle any form of financial distress which would exceed a CCP's existing resources. If resolution authorities identify obstacles to resolvability in the course of the planning process, they can require a CCP to take appropriate measures.
- Supervisory authorities have the possibility to intervene at an early stage—that is, before the problems become critical and the financial situation deteriorates irreparably. For example, they can require a CCP to undertake specific actions in its recovery plan or to make changes to its business strategy or legal or operational structure.
- In the unlikely case of a CCP failure, national authorities can use resolution tools. These include the use of write-down of instruments of ownership, a cash-call to clearing members, the sale of the CCP or parts of its business, or the creation of a bridge CCP. While in certain limited cases, extraordinary public support may be provided as a last resort, the purpose of resolution actions is to minimize the extent to which the cost of the failure of a CCP is borne by taxpayers, while ensuring that shareholders bear an appropriate part of the losses.
The Council suggests that the new framework should start applying two years after the date of entry into force of the regulation to allow time to adopt all implementing measures and for market participants to take the necessary steps to comply with the new rules. The European Parliament established its first reading position on this file in March 2019. Trialog negotiations are, therefore, ready to start as soon as possible.
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Effective Date: OJ+20 Days (Proposed)
Keywords: Europe, EU, Banking, Securities, OTC Derivatives, EMIR, CCPs, Recovery and Resolution, SFTR, European Parliament, European Council
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