There has been published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/979 of 2 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) with regard to the list of exempted entities. Central banks and public bodies charged with or intervening in the management of public debt in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, Singapore and Switzerland are added to the list of exempted entities laid down in EMIR. The Delegated Regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the OJ.