17 CFR § 44.00 - Definition of terms used in part 44 of this chapter.

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title: "17 CFR § 44.00 - Definition of terms used in part 44 of this chapter."
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title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
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section_name: "Definition of terms used in part 44 of this chapter."
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part_name: "INTERIM FINAL RULE FOR PRE-ENACTMENT SWAP TRANSACTIONS"
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# 44.00 Definition of terms used in part 44 of this chapter.

(a) *Major swap participant* shall have the meaning provided in Section 1a(33) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations thereunder.

(b) *Pre-enactment unexpired swap* means any swap entered into prior to the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (July 21, 2010) the terms of which had not expired as of the date of enactment of that Act;

(c) Transition swap means any swap entered into after the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (July 21, 2010) and prior to the effective date of the swap data reporting and recordkeeping rule implemented under Section 2(h)(5)(B) of the CEA.

(d) *Reporting entity,* when used in this part, means any counterparty referenced or identified in Section 4r(a)(3)(A)-(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended;

(e) *Swap Data Repository* shall have the meaning provided in Section 1a(48) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations thereunder;

(f) *Swap Dealer* shall have the meaning provided in Section 1(a)(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations thereunder;

[75 FR 63084, Oct. 14, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78896, Dec. 17, 2010]