[F11 .[F2The] clearing obligation set out in Article 4 shall not apply to OTC derivative contracts that are objectively measurable as reducing investment risks that directly relate to the financial solvency of pension scheme arrangements [F3or EEA pension scheme arrangements], and to entities established to provide compensation to members of such arrangements in case of default.
The clearing obligation set out in Article 4 shall not apply to OTC derivative contracts as referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph entered into by pension scheme arrangements from 17 August 2018 until 16 June 2019 .]
The OTC derivative contracts, which would otherwise be subject to the clearing obligation under Article 4, F4... shall be subject to the requirements laid down in Article 11.
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[F6In this paragraph, and in paragraph 2, “EEA pension scheme arrangement” means a pension scheme arrangement as defined by Article 2(10) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories as it has effect in EU law.]
[F72.This paragraph applies to:
(a)pension scheme arrangements that fall within point (c) of Article 2(10); and
(b)EEA pension scheme arrangements that fall within points (c) or (d) of Article 2(10) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories as it has effect in EU law.
For the pension scheme arrangements and EEA pension scheme arrangements to which this paragraph applies, the exemption referred to in the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 1 shall only apply where it is granted by the FCA for types of entities or types of arrangements. The FCA shall only grant an exemption where it is satisfied that the type of entities or the type of arrangements fall within the description of those arrangements to which this paragraph applies, and that they encounter difficulties in meeting the variation margin requirements. The FCA must grant or refuse an exemption within 30 calendar days of receipt of a request for an exemption.
The FCA shall publish on its website a list of types of entities and types of arrangements which have been granted an exemption in accordance with this paragraph.]
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[F10 5a .Until 15 December 2021 or until a decision is made under Article 25 on the recognition of a CCP, whichever is earlier, that CCP shall apply the treatment specified in the second sub-paragraph of this paragraph.
Until the deadline defined in the first sub-paragraph of this paragraph, and subject to the third sub-paragraph of this paragraph, where the CCP neither has a default fund nor has in place a binding arrangement with its clearing members that allows it to use all or part of the initial margin received from its clearing members as if they were pre-funded contributions, the information it is to report in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 50c shall include the total amount of initial margin it has received from its clearing members.
The Treasury may by regulations extend the deadline referred to in the first sub-paragraph by 12 months.]
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Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/834 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 as regards the clearing obligation, the suspension of the clearing obligation, the reporting requirements, the risk-mitigation techniques for OTC derivative contracts not cleared by a central counterparty, the registration and supervision of trade repositories and the requirements for trade repositories (Text with EEA relevance).
F2Word in Art. 89(1) substituted (11.6.2025) by The Pension Fund Clearing Obligation Exemption (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/670), regs. 1(2), 2(a)
F3Words in Art. 89(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1416), regs. 1(3), 34(a)(ii) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 as amended by S.I. 2020/628, regs. 1(3), 13(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 89(1) omitted (11.6.2025) by virtue of The Pension Fund Clearing Obligation Exemption (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/670), regs. 1(2), 2(b)
F5Words in Art. 89(1) omitted (11.6.2025) by virtue of The Pension Fund Clearing Obligation Exemption (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/670), regs. 1(2), 2(c)
F6Words in Art. 89(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1416), regs. 1(3), 34(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Art. 89(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1416), regs. 1(3), 34(c) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 as amended by S.I. 2020/628, regs. 1(3), 13(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Art. 89(3)(4)(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/335), regs. 1(1), 59(4)(a) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Art. 89(3a)-(3c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/646), regs. 1(3), 31 (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 as amended by S.I. 2020/646, reg. 12)
F10Art. 89(5A) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/335), regs. 1(1), 59(4)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 52(5)) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Art. 89(6)-(9) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/335), regs. 1(1), 59(4)(c) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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