(a) commodity derivatives which relate to a commodity or an underlying referred to in points (5), (6), (7) and (10) of Section C of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU; (b) emission allowances referred to in Annex I, Section C 11, to Directive 2014/65/EU or emission allowances derivatives referred to in Annex I, Section C 4 to Directive 2014/65/EU.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1833 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the criteria for establishing when an activity is to be considered to be ancillary to the main business at group level (Text with EEA relevance)
(a) the net outstanding notional exposure in commodity derivatives for cash settlement or emission allowances or derivatives thereof for cash settlement traded in the Union calculated in accordance with Article 3, excluding commodity derivatives or emission allowances or derivatives thereof traded on a trading venue, is below an annual threshold of EUR 3 billion (De-Minimis Threshold Test); (b) the size of those activities calculated in accordance with Article 4(1) accounts for 50 % or less of the total size of the other trading activities of the group calculated in accordance with Article 4(2); (c) the estimated capital employed for carrying out those activities calculated in accordance with Article 5, paragraphs 1 and 3, accounts for not more than 50 % of the capital employed at group level for carrying out the main business calculated in accordance with Article 5(4).
(a) 15 % of each net position, long or short, multiplied by the price for the commodity derivative, emission allowance or derivatives thereof; (b) 3 % of the gross position, long plus short, multiplied by the price for the commodity derivative, emission allowance or derivatives thereof.
(a) in each type of commodity derivative contract with a particular commodity as underlying in order to calculate the net position per type of contract with that commodity as underlying; (b) in an emission allowance contract in order to calculate the net position in that emission allowances contract; or (c) in each type of emission allowance derivative contract in order to calculate the net position per type of emission allowance derivative contract.
(a) daily trading activities or estimated capital allocated to such trading activities declines by more than 10 %, when comparing the earliest of the three preceding annual calculation periods with the most recent annual calculation period; and (b) daily trading activities or estimated capital allocated to such trading activities in the most recent of the three annual calculation periods is lower than in the two preceding calculation periods.
(a) the transaction reduces the risks arising from the potential change in the value of assets, services, inputs, products, commodities or liabilities that the person or its group owns, produces, manufactures, processes, provides, purchases, merchandises, leases, sells, or incurs or reasonably anticipates owning, producing, manufacturing, processing, providing, purchasing, merchandising, leasing, selling or incurring in the normal course of its business; (b) the transaction covers the risks arising from the potential indirect impact on the value of assets, services, inputs, products, commodities or liabilities referred to in point (a), resulting from fluctuation of interest rates, inflation rates, foreign exchange rates or credit risk; (c) the transaction qualifies as a hedging contract pursuant to International Financial Reporting Standards adopted in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council .Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1 ).
(a) describes the following in its internal policies: (i) the types of commodity derivative, emission allowance or derivative thereof contracts included in the portfolios used to reduce risks directly relating to commercial activity or treasury financing activity and their eligibility criteria; (ii) the link between the portfolio and the risks that the portfolio is mitigating; (iii) the measures adopted to ensure that the transactions concerning those contracts serve no other purpose than covering risks directly related to the commercial activity or the treasury financing activity of the non-financial entity, and that any transaction serving a different purpose can be clearly identified;
(b) is able to provide a sufficiently disaggregate view of the portfolios in terms of class of commodity derivative, emission allowance or derivative thereof, underlying commodity, time horizon and any other relevant factors.
This Regulation | Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/592 |
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Article 1 | Article 2(1) |
Article 2 | Article 1 |
Article 3 | |
Article 4 | |
Article 5 | Article 3(1), point (b), Article 3(5) to (10) |
Article 6 | Article 4 |
Article 7 | Article 5 |
Article 8 | — |
Article 9 | Article 6 |