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Article 53 Amendment of regulation (EU) No 648/2012

Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 5(2), the following subparagraph is added:

'In the developing of the draft regulatory technical standards under this paragraph ESMA shall not prejudice the transitional provision relating to C6 energy derivative contracts as laid down in Article 95 of Directive 2014/65/EU [Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349).].;

(2) Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

'1. A CCP that has been authorised to clear OTC derivative contracts shall accept clearing such contracts on a non-discriminatory and transparent basis, including as regards collateral requirements and fees related to access, regardless of the trading venue. This in particular shall ensure that a trading venue has the right to nondiscriminatory treatment in terms of how contracts traded on that trading venue are treated in terms of: