# 17 CFR § 240.12b-6: When securities are deemed to be registered

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-6

## Section

- **Citation:** 17 CFR § 240.12b-6
- **Heading:** When securities are deemed to be registered
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION > PART 240—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 > General

## Text

A class of securities with respect to which a registration statement has been filed pursuant to section 12 of the act shall be deemed to be registered for the purposes of sections 13, 14, 15(d) and 16 of the act and the rules and regulations thereunder only when such statement has become effective as provided in section 12, and securities of said class shall not be subject to sections 13, 14 and 16 of the act until such statement has become effective as provided in section 12.
(Secs. 3, 14, 16, 48 Stat. 882, 895, 896, sec. 3(d), 78 Stat. 568; 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78n, 78p, 78l)
[30 FR 482, Jan. 14, 1965]

## Nearby sections

- [17 CFR § 240.12b-2 § 240.12b-2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-2.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-4 § 240.12b-4 Supplemental information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-4.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-5 § 240.12b-5 Determination of affiliates of banks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-5.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-6 § 240.12b-6 When securities are deemed to be registered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-6.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-11 § 240.12b-11 Number of copies; signatures; binding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-11.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-12 § 240.12b-12 Requirements as to paper, printing and language.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-12.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-14 § 240.12b-14 Riders; inserts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-14.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-20 § 240.12b-20 Additional information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-20.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-22 § 240.12b-22 Disclaimer of control.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-22.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-23 § 240.12b-23 Incorporation by reference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-23.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-30 § 240.12b-30 Additional exhibits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-30.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-33 § 240.12b-33 Annual reports to other Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-33.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-36 § 240.12b-36 Use of financial statements filed under other acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-36.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12d1-1 § 240.12d1-1 Registration effective as to class or series.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12d1-1.md)

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