On 28 June 2007 the members of FESE, EACH and ECSDA published detailed market practices of as well as frameworks concerning Access and Interoperability based on the standards set out in the Code of Conduct.

This set of principles and standards is aimed at dismantling the barriers in the settlement of cross-border securities transactions. In this way Stock exchanges, clearers and central custodians have laid the basis for the development of new links between each other which will give market participants free choice of their clearing or settlement services providers.