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Version date: 15 June 2016 - onwards
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Article 26 Time horizons for the liquidation period

1. For the purposes of Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, a CCP shall determine the appropriate time horizons for the liquidation period taking into account the characteristics of the financial instrument cleared, of the type of account in which the financial instrument is held, of the market where the financial instrument is traded, and the following minimum time horizons for the liquidation period:

(a) five business days for OTC derivatives;

(b) two business days for financial instruments other than OTC derivatives held in accounts not meeting the conditions laid down in point (c);

(c) one business day for financial instruments other than OTC derivatives held in omnibus client accounts or in individual client accounts provided that the following conditions are met:

(i) the CCP keeps separate records of the positions of each client at least at the end of each day, calculates the margins in respect of each client, and collects the sum of the margin requirements applicable to each client on a gross basis;

(ii) the identity of all the clients is known to the CCP;

(iii) the positions held in the account are not proprietary positions of undertakings of the same group as the clearing member;