Press Release: Securities trading: Commission sets out its strategy and priorities for clearing and settlement

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Series Details IP/04/551 (28.4.04)
Publication Date 28/04/2004
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The European Commission has issued its second consultative Communication on securities clearing and settlement. The Communication includes an action plan outlining the various initiatives necessary to achieve an integrated, safe and efficient clearing and settlement environment for securities trading in the EU, based on a level playing field for the different providers of services. Achieving this objective will be a complex process and will require the combined efforts of institutions providing clearing and settlement services, market participants, regulators and legislators. The Communication invites all interested parties to comment on the approach and the specific measures that it is putting forward. The deadline for responses is 30 July 2004

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