CESR published the first version of the database on 3 July 2007. In order to ensure that the data is up to date for the entry of the force of the MIFID on 1 November 2007 and to allow market participants to test the web service, CESR members have updated the information and CESR publishes today an updated version of the database, accompanied by a press statement setting out in further detail the updates.
CESR also launches today the web-service for the database, as announced on 3 July 2007. This web-service will provide users with an XML feed for automatic retrieval of the data. In order to access and test this web-service, please refer to the updated developers guidelines (Ref. CESR/07-370b).