On 3 April 2014, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") announced that European Central Counterparty N.V. (EuroCCP - NL) had been authorized as a central counterparty ("CCP") under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation ("EMIR").

The press release is available at: http://www.esma.europa.eu/news/ESMA-adds-EuroCCP-list-authorised-CCPs-under-EMIR?t=326&o=home.

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