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DLT and book-entry form definition

Name: DLT and book-entry form definition: ESMA Q&A — EU Financial Regulatory Q&A
Creator: European Securities and Markets Authority
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Regulation: Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014- PTR- CSDR
Article: Article 3
Topic: General questions - Book-entry form
Submitted: 2026-09-21

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Question

Article 3 of CSDR refers to the requirement for transferable securities to be recorded in book-entry form. Does the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) meet the definition of book-entry form? More broadly, can CSDs use DLT to provide CSD services under CSDR?

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