The European Securities and Markets Authority has released a statement confirming that, during the Brexit implementation or transitional period, the reporting and notification requirements for U.K. firms under EU legislation, such as the Markets in Financial Instruments package and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, will continue to apply. In addition, ESMA will continue directly to supervise U.K. established credit rating agencies, trade repositories and securitization repositories until January 1, 2021. Under the EU-U.K. Withdrawal Act, the U.K. will leave the EU on January 31, 2020. However, EU laws will continue to apply in the U.K. until the end of the implementation period that will run from February 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

View ESMA's statement.

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