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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251 of 4 October 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories with regard to regulatory technical standards for risk-mitigation techniques for OTC derivative contracts not cleared by a central counterparty (Text with EEA relevance)
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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS ON RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
CHAPTER II SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
SECTION 2 Exemptions in calculating levels of initial margin
SECTION 3 Exemptions from the requirement to post or collect initial or variation margin
Article 30.Treatment of derivatives associated to covered bonds for hedging purposes
Article 30a. Treatment of derivatives in connection with securitisations for hedging purposes
Article 31.Treatment of derivatives with counterparties in third countries where legal enforceability of netting agreements or collateral protection cannot be ensured
Methodology to adjust the value of collateral for the purposes of Article 21
1. The value of the collateral shall be adjusted as follows:...
2. Counterparties shall apply at least the haircuts provided in the...
1. Equities in main indices, bonds convertible to equities in main...
2. For eligible units in UCITS the haircut is the weighted...
3. Cash variation margin shall be subject to a haircut of...
4. For the purpose of exchanging variation margin, a haircut of...
5. For the purpose of exchanging initial margin, a haircut of...
Standardised Method for the calculation of initial margin for the purposes of Articles 9 and 11
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