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Article 2 - Significant and adverse impact on market integrity

Article 2

Significant and adverse impact on market integrity

Competent authorities shall assess whether there is a significant and adverse impact on market integrity in accordance with the following criteria:

(a)

the value of financial instruments that reference the benchmark, either directly or indirectly within a combination of benchmarks, and that are traded on trading venues in the Member States in question, both in absolute terms and relative to the total value of financial instruments that are traded on trading venues in those Member States;

(b)

the value of financial contracts that reference the benchmark, either directly or indirectly within a combination of benchmarks, in the Member States in question, both in absolute terms and relative to the total value of financial contracts outstanding in the Member States considered;

(c)

the value of investment funds referencing the benchmark for measuring their performance, either directly or indirectly within a combination of benchmarks, in the Member States considered, both in absolute terms and relative to the total value of investment funds authorised or notified for marketing in those Member States;

(d)

whether the benchmark has been nominated, in accordance with Article 28(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011, as a potential substitute for, or has already been used as a successor to, other benchmarks that are included in the list of critical benchmarks referred to in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011;

(e)

with reference to standards for accounting purposes or other regulatory purposes:

(i)

whether the benchmark is used as a reference for prudential regulation such as capital, liquidity or leverage requirements;

(ii)

whether the benchmark is used in international accounting standards.