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# Article 5 — Conditions on the denial of access by a trading venue

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/581 · binding · OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · dated 24 Jun 2016 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/581, OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2017/581/oj/eng)*

1. <a id="art-5-p-1"></a>A trading venue shall assess whether granting access would create any of the risks specified in Articles 6 and 7 and may deny access only if, after making all reasonable efforts to manage its risks, the trading venue concludes that there are significant undue risks that cannot be managed.
1. <a id="art-5-p-2"></a>If a trading venue denies access, it shall identify which risks specified in Articles 6 and 7 would result from granting access and why those risks cannot be managed.
