Regulation (EU) 2021/1682020/0154(COD)COM(2020)337

Exemption of certain third country spot foreign exchange benchmarks and the designation of replacements for certain benchmarks in cessation

Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 as regards the exemption of certain third country foreign exchange benchmarks and the designation of replacement benchmarks for certain benchmarks in cessation

Stage: In force, reached 12 Feb 2021
In force: In force since 13 Feb 2021 · CELEX 32021R0168
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Caroline Nagtegaal (Renew)
Last activity: 15 Feb 2021

23 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies, 15 Feb 2021.

Show the earlier record: 11 dates, 15 Apr 2020 to 14 Dec 2020

15 Apr 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Review of the Benchmark Regulation , 22 responses · Commission
27 Jul 2020
- Adoption by Commission
28 Jul 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Sept 2020
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
21 Sept 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
6 Oct 2020
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Review of the Benchmark Regulation , 24 responses · Commission
7 Oct 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
5 Nov 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
23 Nov 2020
- Plenary sitting
25 Nov 2020
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
14 Dec 2020
- Plenary sitting

19 Jan 2021
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote results
- Plenary sitting
20 Jan 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
22 Jan 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
2 Feb 2021
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
8 Feb 2021
- Plenary sitting
10 Feb 2021
- Signed
12 Feb 2021
- Published in the Official Journal
15 Feb 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies

7 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Caroline Nagtegaal	Renew	NL	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Jonás Fernández	S&D	ES	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Jörg Meuthen	PfE	DE	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	José Gusmão	The Left	PT	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Luděk Niedermayer	EPP	CZ	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Patryk Jaki	ECR	PL	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Ville Niinistö	Greens/EFA	FI	ECON

1 amendment

Amendments

Tabled on 13 Jan 2021. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

Irene Tinagli1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

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10 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0227/2020Parliament
Proposal · COM(2020)0337Parliament
Agenda · GEDA/A/(2020)007414Parliament
Text adopted · OJ L 049 12.02.2021, p. 0006Commission
Report · PE658.859Parliament
Amendments · PE660.111Parliament
Agenda · PE662.133Parliament
Text adopted · Regulation 2021/0168Commission
Text adopted · SP(2021)89Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0002/2021Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Review of the Benchmark Regulation Who filed what · Follow the consultation	6 Oct 2020	46

Summary

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This regulation amends the EU Benchmarks Regulation (2016/1011) to exempt certain third-country spot foreign exchange benchmarks from its scope and establishes a process for designating replacement benchmarks when critical ones cease. It primarily affects financial institutions and benchmark administrators in foreign exchange markets.

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