18 June 2004

UK Implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC

The Market Abuse Directive sets a common framework for tackling insider dealing and market manipulation in the EU and the proper disclosure of information to the market.

This joint consultation with the FSA seeks comments on the proposed legislative and FSA Handbook changes to achieve implementation. The closing date for comments is 10 September 2004.

'UK Implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC' is available below in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer you can download the software free of charge from the Adobe website.  For alternative ways to read PDF documents and further information on website accessibility visit the HM Treasury accessibility page.

PDF file of UK Implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC Parts 1 and 2 (200Kb)
Includes:
Preface
Executive summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Market Abuse Directive

PDF file of UK Implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC Part 3 (267Kb)
Includes:
Chapter 3: The legislative implementation of the Directive
Annex A: Draft Regulations
Annex B: Regulatory Impact Assessment

PDF file of UK Implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC Part 4a (107kb)
Includes:
Chapter 4: FSA Implementation

PDF file of UK Implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC Part 4b (600Kb) (Updated 30/06/04 Changes made to correct a number of minor drafting errors in the proposed FSA Handbook text)
Includes:
Annex C: Handbook changes

PDF file of UK Implementation of the EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC Part 4c (158Kb)
Includes:
Annex D: Table of changes to the Code of Market Conduct
Annex E: Cost Benefit Analysis and Compatibility Statement

External Links

EUROPA: Gateway to the European Union website

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