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Title 17Commodity and Securities ExchangesPart / Section
Chapter IISecurities and Exchange Commission200 – 399
Part 240General Rules and Regulations, Securities Exchange Act of 1934240.0-1 – 240.36a1-2
Extensions and Temporary Exemptions; Definitions240.12g-1 – 240.12h-7
§ 240.12g-1Registration of securities; exemption from section 12(g).
§ 240.12g-2Securities deemed to be registered pursuant to section 12(g)(1) upon termination of exemption pursuant to section 12(g)(2)(A) or (B).
§ 240.12g-3Registration of securities of successor issuers under section 12(b) or 12(g).
§ 240.12g-4Certifications of termination of registration under section 12(g).
§ 240.12g-6Exemption for securities issued pursuant to section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Regulation Crowdfunding.
§ 240.12g3-2Exemptions for American depositary receipts and certain foreign securities.
§ 240.12g5-1Definition of securities “held of record”.
§ 240.12g5-2Definition of “total assets”.
§ 240.12h-1Exemptions from registration under section 12(g) of the Act.
§ 240.12h-2 [Reserved]
§ 240.12h-3Suspension of duty to file reports under section 15(d).
§ 240.12h-4Exemption from duty to file reports under section 15(d).
§ 240.12h-5Exemption for subsidiary issuers of guaranteed securities and subsidiary guarantors.
§ 240.12h-6Certification by a foreign private issuer regarding the termination of registration of a class of securities under section 12(g) or the duty to file reports under section 13(a) or section 15(d).
§ 240.12h-7Exemption for issuers of securities that are subject to insurance regulation.