Summary
The European Parliament is challenging a new EU regulation on commodity derivatives, arguing that its rules for limiting market speculation are too weak and fail to protect food prices. 10 15.02.2017
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economy
finance
social policy
administrative law
business and competition
Key points
- The European Parliament objects to the Commission's proposed rules for setting position limits on commodity derivatives.
- The proposed EU methodology is significantly more permissive than the position limit regime used in the United States.
- Excessive speculation in commodity markets can lead to wild price swings, causing hardship for agricultural producers and consumers.
- The baseline limit of 20% for sensitive food contracts is considered insufficient to prevent market abuse.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No .../... of 1 December 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the application of position limits to commodity derivatives (C(2016)04362)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No .../... of 1 December 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the application of position limits to commodity derivatives (C(2016)4362)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No .../... of 1 December 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the application of position limits to commodity derivatives
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