SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

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Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional): 22-469

Organization: Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX”)

Filing as a: DCM SEF DCO SDR 

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Filing Date (mm/dd/yy): 11/17/22 Filing Description: Amendments to the Aluminum Japan 

Premium (Platts) Futures Contract to Chane the Holiday Calendar to Reflect the Singapore 

Holiday Calendar

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Organization Rules and Rule Amendments

Certification § 40.6(a)

Approval § 40.5(a)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Advance Notice of SIDCO Rule Change § 40.10(a)

SIDCO Emergency Rule Change § 40.10(h)

Rule Numbers: 

New Product Please note only ONE product per Submission.

Certification § 40.2(a) 

Certification Security Futures § 41.23(a)

Certification Swap Class § 40.2(d)

Approval § 40.3(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.23(b)

Novel Derivative Product Notification § 40.12(a)

Swap Submission § 39.5

Product Terms and Conditions (product related Rules and Rule Amendments)

Certification § 40.6(a) 

Certification Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.6(a)

Certification Security Futures § 41.24(a)

Delisting (No Open Interest) § 40.6(a) 

Approval § 40.5(a)

Approval Made Available to Trade Determination § 40.5(a)

Approval Security Futures § 41.24(c)

Approval Amendments to enumerated agricultural products § 40.4(a), § 40.5(a)

“Non-Material Agricultural Rule Change” § 40.4(b)(5)

Notification § 40.6(d)

Official Name(s) of Product(s) Affected: See filing.

Rule Numbers: See filing.
300 Vesey Street New York, NY 10282 T 212 299 2200 F 212 301 4646 christopher.bowen@cmegroup.com cmegroup.com

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Christopher Bowen 

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel

Legal Department

November 17, 2022

VIA ELECTRONIC PORTAL

Mr. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick

Office of the Secretariat

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Three Lafayette Centre

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20581

Re: CFTC Regulation 40.6(a) Certification. Amendments to the Aluminum Japan 

Premium (Platts) Futures Contract to Change the Holiday Calendar to Reflect 

the Singapore Holiday Calendar. 

COMEX Submission No. 22-469

Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick:

Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“COMEX” or “Exchange”) is certifying to the Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) amendments to the Aluminum Japan Premium (Platts) Futures 

contract. (the “Contract”) to reflect the Singapore holiday calendar effective trade date Monday, December 

5, 2022. 

Contract Title

Rulebook 

Chapter

CME Globex and 

CME ClearPort 

Code

Aluminum Japan Premium (Platts) Futures 109 MJP

Specifically, S&P Global Platts (“Platts”) notified the marketplace that effective January 3, 2023, the holiday 

calendar for the Aluminum CIF Japan Premium ($/MT) price assessment, on which the Contract is based, 

is being amended. Specifically, the holiday calendar will change from the Japan and U.K. calendars to the 

Singapore calendar. This change is being made by S&P Global Platts to align with all other products that 

are assessed out of Singapore which follow local holidays (the “Rule Amendments”).

The Rule Amendments will not have an economic impact on the Contract.

The Exchange reviewed the designated contract market core principles (“Core Principles”) as set forth in 

the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA” or the “Act”) and identified that the Rule Amendments may have some 

bearing on the following Core Principle:

• Availability of General Information: COMEX will release a Special Executive Report (“SER”) 

regarding the Rule Amendment. The SER will also be posted on the CME Group website.

Pursuant to Section 5c(c) of the Act and CFTC Regulation 40.6(a), the Exchange herby certifies that the 

Rule Amendments comply with the Act, including regulation under the Act. There were no opposing views 

to the proposal.
300 Vesey Street New York, NY 10282 T 212 299 2200 F 212 301 4646 christopher.bowen@cmegroup.com cmegroup.com

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The Exchange certifies that this submission has been concurrently posted on the Exchange’s website at

http://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html.

Should you have any questions concerning the above, please contact the undersigned at 212-299-2200 or 

via e-mail at CMEGSubmissionInquiry@cmegroup.com.

Sincerely,

/s/ Christopher Bowen

Managing Director and Chief Regulatory Counsel