BENCH 2.2 Parts of the Handbook applicable to benchmark contributors
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1The regulated activity of providing information in relation to a specified benchmark no longer applies except in limited circumstances (see SUP TP 10 for an explanation of those circumstances).
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Contributing input data to a BMR benchmark administrator is not a regulated activity. However, benchmark contributors are still subject to various obligations under the benchmarks regulation and the Handbook.
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Benchmark contributors are reminded of the following provisions in or made under the benchmarks regulation:
- (a)
article 15 (Code of conduct);
- (b)
article 16 (Governance and control requirements for supervised contributors); and
- (c)
article 23 (Mandatory contribution to a critical benchmark).
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- (4)
Benchmark contributors, as authorised persons, are subject to requirements under the Handbook. However, in some cases the application of the Handbook is excluded in relation to a firm’s activities as a benchmark contributor (see the relevant Handbook provisions for their detailed application).
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Benchmark contributors are also subject to the following rules which apply only to benchmark contributors:
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However, some provisions in MAR are disapplied where a firm is contributing input data in relation to a commodity benchmark the provision of which is governed by Annex II to the benchmarks regulation (see MAR 8.4.1R and MAR 8.6.1R).