# Article 16 — Temporary suspension of transparency obligations (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014) **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 · binding · OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · dated 14 Jul 2016 [in force]** *In force · Consolidated version of 2 March 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 20 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02017R0583-20260302)* 1. For financial instruments for which there is a liquid market, as determined on the basis of the methodology set out in Article 6a for bonds, structured finance products and emission allowances, and in Article 13 for derivatives, competent authorities may temporarily suspend the obligations set out in Articles 8, 8a and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 where for a class of bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances or derivatives, the total volume as referred to in Table 4 of Annex II calculated for the previous 30 calendar days represents less than 40 % of the average monthly volume calculated for the 12 full calendar months preceding those 30 calendar days. 2. For financial instruments for which there is not a liquid market, as determined on the basis of the methodology set out in Article 6a for bonds, structured finance products and emission allowances, and in Article 13 for derivatives, competent authorities may temporarily suspend the obligations referred to in Articles 8, 8a and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 where for a class of bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances or derivatives, the total volume as referred to in Table 4 of Annex II calculated for the previous 30 calendar days represents less than 20 % of the average monthly volume calculated for the 12 full calendar months preceding those 30 calendar days. 3. Competent authorities shall take into account the transactions executed on all venues in the Union for the class of bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances or derivatives concerned when performing the calculations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Competent authorities shall perform those calculations at the level of the class of financial instruments to which the liquidity test set out in Article 6a for bonds, structured finance products and emission allowances, and Article 13 for derivatives is applied. 4. Competent authorities, shall, before they suspend transparency obligations, verify that the significant decline in liquidity across all venues is not the result of seasonal effects of the relevant class of financial instruments on liquidity.