---
kind: "section"
citation: "17 C.F.R. § 44.00"
title: "17"
number: "44.00"
heading: "Definition of terms used in part 44 of this chapter."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/17/44.00"
---

# §44.00. Definition of terms used in part 44 of this chapter.

- (a) Major swap participant shall have the meaning provided in Section 1a(33) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations thereunder.
- (b) Pre-enactment unexpired swap means any swap entered into prior to the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (July 21, 2010) the terms of which had not expired as of the date of enactment of that Act;
- (c) Transition swap means any swap entered into after the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (July 21, 2010) and prior to the effective date of the swap data reporting and recordkeeping rule implemented under [Section 2(h)(5)(B)](/cfr/17/2.md?p=h-5-B) of the CEA.
- (d) **Reporting entity,—** when used in this part, means any counterparty referenced or identified in Section 4r(a)(3)(A)-(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended;
- (e) Swap Data Repository shall have the meaning provided in Section 1a(48) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations thereunder;
- (f) Swap Dealer shall have the meaning provided in Section 1(a)(49) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations thereunder;

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 63084, Oct. 14, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78896, Dec. 17, 2010]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2(h)(5), 4r, and 12a(5), as amended by Title VII of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act of 2010), Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).

### Source

Source: 75 FR 63084, Oct. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 63084, Oct. 14, 2010, as amended at 75 FR 78896, Dec. 17, 2010]