The European Parliament has indicated that it will consider the proposed European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) in its plenary session to be held January 16 to 19, 2012. This vote was originally expected in July 2011. EMIR covers over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions, central counterparties and trade repositories as reported in the July 8, 2011 edition of Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest.

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