Article 17 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. For determining the bonds for which there is not a liquid market for the purposes of Article 6 and according to the methodology specified in point (b) of Article 13(1), the approach for the liquidity criterion “average daily number of trades” shall be taken applying the “average daily number of trades” corresponding to stage S2 (10 daily trades).’;
(b)
paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3. For determining the size specific to the financial instrument for the purposes of Article 5 and according to the methodology specified under point (b)(i) of Article 13(2), the approach for the trade percentile to be applied shall be used applying the trade percentile corresponding to the stage S2 (40th percentile).
For determining the size specific to the financial instrument for the purposes of Article 5 and according to the methodology specified under points (b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of Article 13(2), the approach for the trade percentile to be applied shall be used applying the trade percentile corresponding to the stage S1 (30th percentile).’.