Extension of No-Action Relief: Transaction-Level Requirements for Non-U.S. Swap Dealers

Time-limited no-action relief for OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited with regard to Sections 5b(a) and 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act and implementing regulations thereunder.

DMO and DCR issued no-action relief, providing the phased-in compliance for package transactions which include at least one swap that has been made available to trade and is therefore subject to the trade execution requirement as well as no-action relief for the clearing of package transactions.

No-action relief regarding format of acknowledgment letters and format and content of daily reports for DCO winding down operations in anticipation of vacating its DCO registration.

The Division of Clearing and Risk and Division of Market Oversight (together, “the Divisions”) issued a no-action letter providing time-limited and specific relief for designated contract markets (“DCMs”) from compliance with certain requirements of Commission Regulation 38.152, including a prohibition against certain abusive trading practices, including pre-arranged trading.

The Division of Clearing and Risk issued a letter stating that it will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited (SGX-DC) clearing members for failing to comply with the Commodity Exchange Act Section 4d(f)(1) registration requirements in carrying existing positions and accepting for clearing offsetting positions in certain commodity swaps for U.S.

Extension of joint no-action relief granted by DCR and DMO on September 27, 2013, allowing LCH.Clearnet Ltd to clear contracts listed for trading on Nodal Exchange LLC.

Extension of no-action relief granted by DCR on September 23, 2013, allowing LCH.Clearnet Ltd to clear swaps executed on designated contract markets and swap execution facilities.

Extension of Time-Limited No-Action Relief to Eurex Clearing with Regard to Sections 5b(a) and 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Implementing Regulations Thereunder.

No-action letter extending the time-limitation contained in an alternative compliance framework available to certain affiliated counterparties pursuant to Commission regulation 50.52(b)(4)(ii)-(iii).