Paragraph 1

In this Schedule—

• “regulated market” has the meaning given in Article 2(13) of MIFIR^f1;

• “Regulatory Technical Standards” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 153/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on requirements for central counterparties^f2;

• “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the USA;

• “SEC-registered CCP” means a CCP that is—

  1. (a)

     established in the USA, and

  2. (b)

     registered with the SEC as a clearing agency.

• “USA” means the United States of America.