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Unified for New Opportunities rollout documentation

Settlement

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Service level
6-series account | CEU Legacy | CEU OneClearstream
Last Updated
30.01.2026

UNIFIED FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES

The rollout related client documentation can be found consolidated on this page by topic and market.

Further documentation will be added once more markets have been activated.

In case of any questions, clients may contact the project via UNO@clearstream.com or their Relationship Manager.

General documentation

Topic

Document

Announcements

CEU extending its service offering by making further markets T2S eligible

CEU erweitert ihr Dienstleistungsangebot, indem sie weitere Märkte T2S-fähig macht

Detailed Business Specifications

Information will be provided in the course of November 2025.

Tax announcement

Tax certification duplication process:
 

From 6-series accounts to CEU:
See Announcement D25021.
This is possible for valid certificates referring to CEU.

From 6-series accounts to CBL:
See Announcement D25032.
This is possible for valid certificates referring to both CEU and CBL.

FAQ Document

Unified for New Opportunities - Frequently Asked Questions

Connectivity workshop

This session took place on 14 November 2025. Premium users can access the slides here.

Funds workshop

This session dedicated to mutual funds and ETFs took place on 15 January 2026. Premium users can access the slides and the recording here.

Fee waiver announcement

Unified for New Opportunities: Temporary fee waivers for onboarding and transition activities

Market-specific information

Wave 1: December 2025 (Norway and Australia)

  • ISIN “T2S” Activation: 12 December 2025​​.
  • All German stock exchange trades received from 12 December 2025 (timestamp of the instructions) will settle on CEU accounts. 

Topic

Document

Detailed Functional Specifications: Norway and Australia

Unified for New Opportunities - Detailed Functional Descriptions

Tax forms and certification

For CEU clients:

Unified for New Opportunities - Norway - New tax forms for Clearstream Europe AG clients

Unified for New Opportunities - Australia - New tax forms for Clearstream Europe AG clients

For CBL clients:

The current is still applicable: Tax Forms to use - Norway

The current is still applicable: Tax Forms to use - Australia

Client Test

Completed testing windows:

  • UCSA Service first testing window from 27 August to 10 September 2025.
  • UCSA service second testing window from 20 October to 3 November 2025.
  • Client testing window for the first wave from 3 November 2025 until migration in December 2025.

For any testing-related queries, please contact uno-test@clearstream.com.

Summary Session 2

The session took place on 16 September 2025.

Premium users can access the slides and the recording here.

Market activation announcements

Unified for New Opportunities: Wave 1 market activation for Norway and Australia

Unified for New Opportunities: Wave 1 market activation milestones for Norway and Australia

Impacted ISINs

Updated ISIN lists will be published several times: 1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day before the market activation date.​

Final ISIN List Norway

Final ISIN List Australia

Wave 2: (USA, Canada and Switzerland)

  • ISIN “T2S” Activation and update to custody type "NCSC-T": 1 June 2026
  • All German stock exchange trades received from 1 June 2026 (timestamp of the instructions) will settle on CEU accounts. 

Please note that all active CSC ISINs for these markets will also be in scope. They are already active in T2S, and the German Stock Exchange is already settling in CEU. Their custody type will change to NCSC-T, OneCAS will be activated and new domestic security CSD links to DTCC and SIX SIS via CBL will be valid from 1 June 2026.

Topic

Document

Detailed Functional Specifications: USA, Canada and Switzerland)

Unified for New Opportunities - Detailed Functional Descriptions

Tax forms and certification

General information for U.S.A:

Unified for New Opportunities - U.S.A - New tax forms for Clearstream Europe AG clients 

For CEU clients:

Tax Forms to use - U.S.A. - CEU

For CBL clients:

Tax forms to use – U.S.A. – CBL

Client Test

Client testing for wave 2, which is planned for June 2026, will take place from 23 February to 26 March 2026.


Please register by 13 February 2026 via this link.


Registrations received after this date will be processed on a best-effort basis. To participate in wave 2 testing, Clearstream asks clients who are already registered for wave 1 to confirm their involvement in wave 2 testing either by filling out the form or by emailing uno-test@clearstream.com.


The testing window will cover both settlement and asset servicing tests. Asset servicing tests are planned to start on 9 March 2026. Further details will be communicated in due course.


For any testing-related queries, please contact uno-test@clearstream.com.


Note: Clearstream's testing systems will not be available from 27 March to 17 April 2026 (from 13 to 17 April 2026, technically available without support). For further details, please visit Availability and schedules of the client simulation.