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Article 6 - Specification, identification, and classification of derivatives

Article 6

Specification, identification, and classification of derivatives

1.  
A report shall specify a derivative on the basis of contract type and asset class in accordance with fields 10 and 11 in Table 2 of the Annex.

The report shall specify the asset class most closely resembling the derivative where derivatives do not belong to one of the classes of derivatives referred to in field 11 in Table 2 of the Annex. Both counterparties shall specify the same asset class.

2.  

A derivative shall be identified in field 7 in Table 2 of the Annex using an ISO 6166 International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) code in either of the following cases:

(a) 

it is admitted to trading or traded on a trading venue;

(b) 

it is traded on a systematic internaliser and its underlying is admitted to trading or traded on a trading venue or is an index or basket composed of instruments traded on a trading venue.

3.  
A derivative other than the derivative referred to in paragraph 2 shall be identified in field 8 of Table 2 of the Annex using an ISO 4914 Unique Product Identifier (UPI) code.
4.  
The reporting counterparty shall classify the derivative in field 9 in Table 2 of the Annex using an ISO 10962 Classification of Financial Instrument (CFI) code.