On 3 July 2020, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) a Notice of information on postponement of entry into application of MiFIR open access provisions with regard to exchange-traded derivatives.

Article 54(2) of MiFIR provides for a transitional period during which Articles 35 or 36 of MiFIR do not apply to those central clearing counterparties (CCPs) or trading venues that made a request to benefit from the transitional arrangement with respect to exchange-traded derivatives. The Notice provides that the co-legislators have agreed to extend the transitional arrangements in Article 54(2) effective as of 4 July 2020. The extension applies to those CCPs or trading venues which made a request to their competent authorities to benefit from the transitional arrangements with respect to exchange-traded derivatives.