Article 3
Article 1(9) of Directive 85/611/EEC
Instruments normally dealt in on the money market
1. The reference in Article 1(9) of Directive 85/611/EEC to money market instruments as instruments shall be understood as a reference to the following:
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(a) |
financial instruments which are admitted to trading or dealt in on a regulated market in accordance with points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 19(1) of Directive 85/611/EEC; |
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(b) |
financial instruments which are not admitted to trading. |
2. The reference in Article 1(9) of Directive 85/611/EEC to money market instruments as instruments normally dealt in on the money market shall be understood as a reference to financial instruments which fulfil one of the following criteria:
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(a) |
they have a maturity at issuance of up to and including 397 days; |
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(b) |
they have a residual maturity of up to and including 397 days; |
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(c) |
they undergo regular yield adjustments in line with money market conditions at least every 397 days; |
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(d) |
their risk profile, including credit and interest rate risks, corresponds to that of financial instruments which have a maturity as referred to in points (a) or (b), or are subject to a yield adjustment as referred to in point (c). |