CDS Rule Amendment Notice - Technical Amendments to CDS Procedures Relating to Unsettled Non-Exchange Trade Report
CDS CLEARING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES INC. (CDS®)
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CDS PROCEDURES
UNSETTLED NON-EXCHANGE TRADE REPORT
NOTICE OF EFFECTIVE DATE
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE AMENDMENT
Background
CDS's current Reporting Procedures offer an Unsettled Non-Exchange Trade Report -- Pre-BNS (Report ID: 001951), available daily at the end of each day. The proposed amendments clarify how trades entered on the day for which the report is generated are indicated in the report.
The Procedures marked for the amendments may be accessed on the CDS website at:
http://www.cds.ca/cdsclearinghome.nsf/Pages/-EN-UserDocumentation?Open
[en francais: http://www.cds.ca/cdsclearinghome.nsf/Pages/-FR-Documentation?Open]
Description of Proposed Amendments
The proposed amendments add the following clarification to the report description:
- Non-exchange trades entered on the date for which the report is generated are indicated with an asterisk (*).
B. REASONS FOR TECHNICAL CLASSIFICATION
The amendments proposed pursuant to this Notice are considered technical amendments; they are matters of a technical nature in routine operating procedures and administrative practices relating to the settlement services (3(a)(i)).
C. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE
Pursuant to Appendix A ("Rule Protocol Regarding The Review And Approval Of CDS Rules By The OSC") of the OSC Recognition and Designation Order, as amended 1 November, 2006, and Annexe A ("Protocole d'examen et d'approbation des Règles de Services de Dépôt et de Compensation CDS Inc. par l'Autorité des marchés financiers") of AMF Decision 2006-PDG-0180, made effective on 1 November, 2006, CDS has determined that these amendments will be effective on August 13, 2007.
D. QUESTIONS
Questions regarding this notice may be directed to:
Tony Hoffmann
Legal Counsel
The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited
85 Richmond Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2C9
Telephone: 416-365-3768; Fax: 416-365-1984
e-mail: [email protected]
JAMIE ANDERSON
Managing Director, Legal