Re: swaps

Thank you Tana. =20

KC

From: Tana Jones@ECT on 04/09/2001 08:55 AM
To: Karen A Cordova/HOU/EES@EES
cc: =20
Subject: Re: swaps =20

1. If we have a US counterparty we insert the appropriate choice. =20

2. Revisions to the CFTC Rules have done away with the "Eligible Swap=20
Participant" rules for energy commodities (they would still apply to=20
agricultural products). The rules are still pretty similar however, and th=
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current lingo is now "Eligible Contract Participants". See our revised for=
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attached.

=09Karen A Cordova@EES
=0904/04/2001 04:33 PM
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=09=09 To: Tana Jones/HOU/ECT@ECT
=09=09 cc: Marianne Castano/HOU/EES@EES
=09=09 Subject: swaps

Hi Tana --

I have a couple of questions concerning swaps that I hope you can answer. =
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1. With respect to Part 2. Tax Representations. to the Schedule, is it=20
standard to insert into the Schedule the information from Form #3 when=20
dealing with a U.S. Counterparty?

2. Part 5. Other Provisions. Is the following point the most current and=
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also a standard provision in the Schedule when dealing with a U.S.=20
Counterparty?
(h) Eligible Swap Participant. It constitutes an =01&eligible swap partici=
pant=018=20
as such term is defined in Rule 35.1(b)(2) of the Commodity Futures Trading=
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Commission, 17 C.F.R. o 35.1(b)(2) (1993).

Thanks alot for your continued support of EES Legal. Thanks Karen