http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1011/article/23FRegulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R1011-20191210texttext/xmlen2026-01-29Expert Participation2026-01-19 TITLE III<Strong>REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF BENCHMARKS</Strong>CHAPTER 4<Strong><Emphasis>Critical benchmarks</Emphasis></Strong> <Addition ChangeId="key-ab9ca25edb66b170a72ae1032637a0c4-1698145304787" CommentaryRef="key-ab9ca25edb66b170a72ae1032637a0c4">Policy statements </Addition> Article 23F 1The FCA must prepare and publish a statement of its policy with respect to—athe exercise of its power under Article 21A,bthe designation of benchmarks under Article 23A,cthe exercise of its powers under Article 23C, anddthe exercise of its powers under Article 23D.2The FCA—amay alter or replace a statement published under this Article, andbif it does so, must publish the altered or replacement statement.3A statement published under this Article must be published in the way appearing to the FCA to be best calculated to bring it to the attention of the public.4The FCA—amust give a copy of a statement under this Article to the Treasury before publishing it, andbmay charge a reasonable fee for providing a person with a copy of a statement published under this Article.5In making a decision under Article 23A, or exercising its powers under any of Article 21A, 23C or 23D, the FCA must have regard to any relevant statement of policy published under this Article and in force at the time.Art. 23F inserted (1.7.2021) by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), ss. 17(1), 49(5) (with s. 17(2)); S.I. 2021/739, reg. 3(j)