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# Article 1 — General requirements

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/960 · binding · OJ L 160, 17.6.2016 · dated 17 May 2016 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/960, OJ L 160, 17.6.2016 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2016/960/oj/eng)*

Disclosing market participants shall ensure that the arrangements and procedures they establish to comply with paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 8 of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 are regularly reviewed and updated where necessary.