# Securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs)

European Parliament procedure 2012/0029(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ECON / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 570 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2012-10-23 and 2012-11-12.

## What the amendments focus on

Proposal on securities settlement in the EU and central securities depositories (CSDs). Amendments address CSD boards, independence, user committees, record-keeping, fair and open participation criteria, fee disclosure, shared-services and direct-holding models, settlement discipline and buy-ins, communication standards developed by ESMA, and references to the FSB, CPSS, BIS and IOSCO.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olle SCHMIDT | Sweden | ALDE | 106 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4274.md |
| Sari ESSAYAH | Finland | PPE | 95 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96682.md |
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Kay SWINBURNE | United Kingdom | ECR | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96920.md |
| Sylvie GOULARD | France | ALDE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97137.md |
| Burkhard BALZ | Germany | PPE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96997.md |
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |
| Marianne THYSSEN | Belgium | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1832.md |
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Jean-Paul BESSET | France | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96699.md |
| Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ | Hungary | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102886.md |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96787.md |
| Saïd EL KHADRAOUI | Belgium | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/25718.md |
| Jürgen KLUTE | Germany | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96769.md |

## Official source documents

- PE498.054: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.054+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE500.450: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.450+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE500.476: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.476+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0029-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0029-COD.json

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