7.02AA.2.1 OTCF Transactions will be registered with the Clearing House for clearing through the Trade Registration System or other facility as prescribed by the Clearing House.

7.02AA.2.2 An Eligible OTCF Transaction may only be submitted to a Trade Registration System for registration by the Clearing House by any of the following parties:

7.02AA.2.3 Any of the parties submitting an Eligible OTCF Transaction through the Trade Registration System, or other facility approved by the Clearing House, for registration shall comply with the terms and conditions governing the access to and operation of that system, as varied, amended, or supplemented from time to time.

7.02AA.2.4 A Clearing Member acting for an Original OTCF Contract Counterparty, shall obtain the consent of such Original OTCF Contract Counterparty, before allowing such other party referred to at Rule 7.02AA.2.2 to register OTCF Transactions on behalf of such Clearing Member.

7.02AA.2.5 Unless the relevant information with regard to an Eligible OTCF Transaction as required by Rule 7.02AA.1.1 and set out in the OTCF Clearing Member Handbook are submitted to the Clearing House on the same day, prior to the trade submission deadline(s) prescribed by the Clearing House, such Eligible OTCF Transaction will not be registered.

7.02AA.2.6 For the avoidance of doubt, an Eligible OTCF Transaction which has been registered with the Clearing House shall remain a bilateral OTCF Contract between the Original OTCF Contract Counterparties until the Clearing House becomes the central counterparty pursuant to Rule 7.04.5A.1.

7.02AA.2.7 A Clearing Member acting for an Original OTCF Contract Counterparty shall assume the duties and obligations of that Original OTCF Contract Counterparty, as principal to the Clearing House, for an Eligible OTCF Transaction that has been submitted for registration by any of the parties in Rules 7.02AA.2.2.

7.02AA.2.8 In submitting or allowing the submission of an Eligible OTCF Transaction for registration through the Trade Registration System or other facility as prescribed by the Clearing House, the Original OTCF Contract Counterparties to the Eligible OTCF Transaction shall be deemed to have mutually agreed (i) to substitute their contract for a contract based on the OTCF Contract Terms set out in the OTCF Clearing Member Handbook, and (ii) for the Clearing House to become the counterparty to each Clearing Member in whose name such Eligible OTCF Transaction has been registered pursuant to Rule 7.04.

7.02AA.2.9 Once an Eligible OTCF Transaction has been submitted for registration, the terms of the Eligible OCTF Transaction shall be final and a Clearing Member shall be bound by the terms of the Eligible OTCF Transaction registered in its name.

The Clearing House shall not be responsible for confirming the terms of such Eligible OTCF Transactions.