Annex I Standard agreement for cooperation arrangements in case the operations of a trading venue become of substantial importance in a host Member State
United Kingdom
For the purpose of establishing proportionate cooperation arrangements between [host competent authority] (the host authority) and [home competent authority] (the home authority) in relation to the operations of [trading venue] (the trading venue) which are of substantial importance for the functioning of securities markets and the protection of investors in [host Member State] (the host Member State), the home and host authorities (the Authorities) have reached the following agreement:
- 1Purpose and general provisions
- 2Scope of cooperation
- 3Procedures for sending and processing requests for cooperation
- 4Responding to a request for cooperation
- 5Procedures for ongoing cooperation arrangements
- 6Procedures for consultation
- 7Procedures for assistance: requests for the taking of a statement from a person
- 8Procedures for assistance: requests for an Authority to open an investigation or carry out an on-site inspection
- 9Confidentiality restrictions and permissible uses of information
- 10Amendment, supplementary provisions and review of this agreement
- 11Additional parties
- 12Resolution of disputes
- 13Termination
- 14Publication
- 15Entry into effect
- 16Signatures