In order to protect an investor's ownership and other similar rights in respect of securities and his rights in respect of funds entrusted to a firm those rights should in particular be protected by being kept distinct from those of the firm. ###>Le 31 décembre 2006 au plus tard, la Commission présente au Parlement européen et au Conseil un rapport sur l'application des présentes dispositions, assorti, le cas échéant, de propositions de modification.