This transcript outlines the conditions under which an investment firm or market operator can suspend or remove a financial instrument from trading within a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) or Organised Trading Facility (OTF). Such actions are permissible if the instrument no longer complies with trading rules, provided it does not inflict significant harm on investor interests or market order.

It further mandates that derivatives linked to the underlying instrument must also be suspended when necessary, with public communication required from the decision-makers, alongside notifications to the competent authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Regulatory technical standards will be developed to assure proportionality in these suspensions.