Prospectus Regulation
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading
- Stage
- In force, reached 30 Jun 2017
- In force
- In force since 20 Jul 2017 · CELEX 32017R1129
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Lead DG
- DG FISMA
- Commissioner
- Jonathan Hill
- Last activity
- 20 Jul 2017
Where it stands
Latest: Delegated act published: Standardised format and sequence of prospectus - streamlined content, scrutiny and approval, 13 Aug 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 21 dates, 30 Nov 2015 to 12 May 2017
- 30 Nov 2015
- Adoption by Commission
- 1 Dec 2015
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 Jan 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Feb 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Mar 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 21 Mar 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 1 Apr 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 May 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 23 May 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Jun 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Jun 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Jul 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Sept 2016
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- EP opinion on 1st reading
- 21 Sept 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 16 Dec 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Dec 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Apr 2017
- EP opinion on 1st reading
- EP position at first reading
- 10 Apr 2017
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 27 Apr 2017
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 May 2017
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 May 2017
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 16 May 2017
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 14 Jun 2017
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
- 30 Jun 2017
- Publication in the Official Journal
- 22 Feb 2026
- Scrutiny finished: Update of data for the classification of prospectuses and of the list information that can be incorp
- 3 Mar 2026
- Scrutiny finished: Reduced content and standardised format and sequence of the EU Follow-on prospectus and EU Growth is
- 2 Jun 2026
- Delegated act published: Update of data for the classification of prospectuses and of the list information that can be incorp
- 15 Jun 2026
- Delegated act published: Reduced content and standardised format and sequence of the EU Follow-on prospectus and EU Growth is
- 13 Aug 2026
- Delegated act published: Standardised format and sequence of prospectus - streamlined content, scrutiny and approval
Amendments
Tabled on 12 Sept 2016. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By author
- Merja Kyllönen6
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed, among signers matched to our directory. The record names a matched author on 6 of the 8 amendments.
By article
- Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point d1
- Article 19 – paragraph 111
- Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 21
- Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b1
- Article 7 – paragraph 6 – point c1
- Recital 11
- Recital 131
- Recital 241
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 8 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1061 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q2 2026 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/773 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2026 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/395 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2026 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/528 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2020 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1273 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 06/2019 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1272 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 06/2019 |
| RTS on the content and format of presentation of the key financial information for the summary | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2018 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 12/2018 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A8-0238/2016Parliament
- OJ C 195 02.06.2016, p. 0001Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 168 30.06.2017, p. 0012Commission
- Report · PE578.833Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE578.848Parliament
- Amendments · PE582.054Parliament
- Amendments · PE582.055Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2017/1129Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2017)363Parliament
- Text adopted · T8-0110/2017Parliament
- Text adopted · T8-0353/2016Parliament
Summary
GeneratedRegulation (EU) 2017/1129 sets prospectus requirements for public securities offers and admissions to trading on EU regulated markets, replacing Directive 2003/71/EC. It applies from 21 July 2019, with some provisions effective earlier. Exemptions cover offers to qualified investors, small offerings under EUR 12 million, and fungible securities under 30% thresholds.
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