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# Article 15 — Business continuity arrangements (Article 48(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/584 · binding · OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · dated 14 Jul 2016 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/584, OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2017/584/oj/eng)*

1. <a id="art-15-p-1"></a>Trading venues shall be able to demonstrate at all times that their systems have sufficient stability by having effective business continuity arrangements to address disruptive incidents.
1. <a id="art-15-p-2"></a>The business continuity arrangements shall ensure that trading can be resumed within or close to two hours of a disruptive incident and that the maximum amount of data that may be lost from any IT service of the trading venue after a disruptive incident is close to zero.
