Carlos Tavares, Chair of 
CESR  and of the Portuguese Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM), noted:
“I welcome the legislative proposals adopted today by the European Commission on both over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets and short selling. The measures will improve the safety, transparency and efficiency of EU securities markets. By assigning a strong role to ESMA, the European Commission reinforced its stand for a harmonised supervisory framework at EU level. 
Recognising the global nature of these markets, I welcome that the proposal regarding OTC derivatives, central counterparties (CCPs) and trade repositories is a very important piece of legislation that will implement in Europe the objectives set out by the 
G20  and ensure a level playing field between our regulatory framework and the US. 
„In my view, the proposals on transparency of short positions and 
CDS ensure the right balance between the legitimate purposes of short selling and the risk of destabilising effects or its use in order to conduct market abuse.”
      
      
      
      
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