Article 45 Position management powers of ESMA
1. In accordance with Article 9(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, ESMA shall, where both conditions in paragraph 2 are satisfied, take one or more of the following measures:
(a) request from any person all relevant information regarding the size and purpose of a position or exposure entered into via a derivative;
(b) after analysing the information obtained in accordance with point (a), require any such person to reduce the size of or to eliminate the position or exposure in accordance with the delegated act referred to in paragraph 10(b);
(c) as a last resort, limit the ability of a person from entering into a commodity derivative.
2. ESMA shall take a decision under paragraph 1 only if both of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the measures listed in paragraph 1 address a threat to the orderly functioning and integrity of financial markets, including commodity derivative markets in accordance with the objectives listed in Article 57(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU and including in relation to delivery arrangements for physical commodities, or to the stability of the whole or part of the financial system in the Union;