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Central securities depositary (CSDs)

For the entire collection of documents relating to this supervisory area, please consult the French or Dutch site.
You can, however, consult a selection of documents in English:

Legislation
- European Regulation CSDs
  
  Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 (Text with EEA relevance)
  
  Link to ESMA website (CSDR, Settlement Finality Directive, T2S)
- Laws
  
  Articles 2, 22 and 23, 33 until 37 and 41 until 43 of the law of 2 August 2002 on the supervision of the financial sector and on financial services(451.34 KB)
  (Unofficial consolidated version: 07/2013)
- Royal Decrees
  
  Royal Decree of 11 June 2015 designating the competent authority responsible for the authorization and supervision of central securities depositories(33.52 KB)
Circulars and communications
- Other documents
  
  The FSMA has notified to comply with the guidelines and recommendations issued by ESMA regarding the implementation of the CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures in respect of Central Counterparties
- ESMA Guidelines
  
  08/08/2017
  FSMA_2017_12
  Guidelines on access by a CSD to the transaction feeds of CCPs and trading venues(343.49 KB)
  Access by a CSD to the transaction feeds of CCPs and trading venues(1.01 MB)
- CSD - Other documents
  
  26/06/2015
  Assessment of the ESES CSDs/SSSs against the CPMI-IOSCO Principles for FMIs(65.21 KB)
Cooperation agreements concluded between the NBB and the FSMA

01/02/2013
Addendum to the cooperation protocol between the NBB and the FSMA in the field of supervision and oversight of market infrastructures(8.48 KB)

18/10/2012
Cooperation protocol between the NBB and the FSMA in the field of supervision and oversight of market infrastructures(47.33 KB)

Reports of infringements

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