Kategori: Potential sanctions against MAR regulated companies

EU’s regulation 596/2014, the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), contains various sanctions that the respective National Competent Authority (NCA) may impose. Apart from financial sanctions, MAR also stipulates that infringements should normally be made public to further enforce the effect of the sanctions. Notably, MAR stipulates a regulatory standard but does not limit EU member states’ ability to provide for higher administrative sanctions or other administrative measures and are neither prevented from also enforcing and imposing their respective criminal sanctions as well.


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EU regulation 596/2014 contains definitions and obligations: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32014R0596


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EU regulation 596/2014 contains definitions and obligations: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32014R0596


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Which are the MAR sanctions?

Relating to the above infringements, the below MAR sanctions summary is limited to administrative sanctions and does not include e.g. illegal insider trading, which carries significantly more severe consequences including criminal prosecution […]


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The requirements on management of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) (art. 19), including;

The sanctions for incorrect handling of the requirements for PDMRs (article 19) covers, amongst others, the following items: Failure to create or update the list of PDMRs without delayLack of information to […]


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Which are the MAR sanctioned infringements?

MAR sanctioned infringements include failures to comply with: the prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information (art. 14);the prohibition of market manipulation (art. 15);the requirements concerning prevention and […]


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What happens if I fail to comply with MAR?

There would normally be no immediate consequences. NCAs do not perform constant controls on all companies regulated under MAR but would rather act upon specific decisions of an NCA. In case of […]


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