NatWest Markets Plc is required by law, as set out in Article 11(11) of Regulation (EU) no 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories ("EMIR" as it forms part of ‘retained law’ as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended from time to time)) to publicly disclose information in relation to intragroup transactions which have been exempted from the requirement laid down in Article 11(3). Article 11(3) captures the requirement for Financial counterparties to have risk-management procedures that require the timely, accurate and appropriately segregated exchange of collateral with respect to OTC derivative contracts.
The below outlines the key information for NatWest Markets Plc for all counterparties exempt on the basis of Article 11(6):