17 CFR 50.10 - Prevention of evasion of the clearing requirement and abuse of an exception or exemption to the clearing requirement.

Regulations last checked for updates: Dec 18, 2025

Title 17 - Commodity and Securities Exchanges last revised: Dec 03, 2025

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§ 50.10 - Prevention of evasion of the clearing requirement and abuse of an exception or exemption to the clearing requirement.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly evade or participate in or facilitate an evasion of the requirements of section 2(h) of the Act or any Commission rule or regulation promulgated thereunder.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to abuse the exception to the clearing requirement as provided under section 2(h)(7) of the Act or an exception or exemption under this chapter.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to abuse any exemption or exception to the requirements of section 2(h) of the Act, including any exemption or exception as the Commission may provide by rule, regulation, or order.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 2(h), 6(c), and 7a-1, as amended by Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376

source: 77 FR 44455, July 30, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 17 CFR 50.10