Article 17 — New and less liquid agricultural commodity derivatives

1.By way of derogation from Article 16, for agricultural commodity derivatives traded on a trading venue with a total combined open interest in spot month and other months’ contracts not exceeding 20 000 lots over a consecutive 3-month period, competent authorities shall set the spot month and other months’ limit of positions held in those commodity derivatives at 10 000 lots.

2.The trading venue shall notify the competent authority when the total open interest of any commodity derivative referred to in paragraph 1 reaches 20 000 lots over a consecutive 3-month period. Competent authorities shall review the position limit upon receiving such notifications.