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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:

The texts below are not fully up to date. They are based on the prospectus legislation prior to the amendments made by the Listing Act, and will be updated to align with the new rules. 

 

Legislation
European legislation
Commission delegated regulation (EU) 2021/528 of 16 December 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the minimum information content of the document to be published for a prospectus exemption in connection with a takeover by means of an exchange offer, a merger or a division
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 of 14 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the format, content, scrutiny and approval of the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/979 of 14 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on key financial information in the summary of a prospectus, the publication and classification of prospectuses, advertisements for securities, supplements to a prospectus, and the notification portal, and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 382/2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/301
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC
Circulars, communications and handbooks
Communications
FSMA_2023_18
Publication by ESMA of a statement relating to sustainability disclosures in prospectuses(pdf - 178.84 KB )
Files
Attachment(s)
FSMA_2023_06
Classification of fractional investments as investment instruments(pdf - 504.63 KB )
Files
FSMA_2021_09
FAQs about advertisements for investment instruments when they are offered to the public, admitted to trading and distributed to retail clients(pdf - 1.03 MB )
Files
(update 29 April 2025)
FSMA_2019_13
Communication on the procedures for the submission and processing of dossiers relating to public offers(pdf - 722.39 KB )
Files
Attachment(s)

(update 17/12/2024)

FSMA_2018_11
Procedures for filing the information note(pdf - 228.03 KB )
Files
CBFA_2010_29
Public offers of corporate bonds (good practices)(pdf - 99.97 KB )
Files
CBFA_2010_28
Public offers and admission to trading of bonds on a regulated market and establishment of an accelerated procedure for approving prospectuses(pdf - 86.73 KB )
Files
ESA Guidelines
FSMA_2021_08
ESMA Guidelines on disclosure requirements under the Prospectus Regulation(pdf - 613.88 KB )
Files
Attachment(s)
Reports
Congress columns 2025 - Market trends and supervision of banking products(pdf - 1.1 MB )
Files
Prospectuses
Prospectuses approved by the FSMA from 1st March 2020 (Reporting system Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129)
Links
Prospectuses approved by the FSMA until 28 February 2021 (Reporting system Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC)
Links
Notifications received by the FSMA concerning prospectuses approved by foreign supervisory authorities from 1st December 2020 (Notification system Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129)
Links
Notifications received by the FSMA concerning prospectuses approved by foreign supervisory authorities until 30 November 2020 (Notification system Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC)
Links
Information notes
Information notes received by the FSMA
Links
Register of eligible investors
Application forms
Register of legal persons registered as qualified investors and as institutional or professional investors(pdf - 455.95 KB )
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