(7)OTC derivative contracts that are entered into by specific counterparties with the primary purpose of avoiding the application of the clearing obligation or of the risk mitigation techniques applicable to entities that would have been the natural counterparties to the contract, should be considered as evading the rules and obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 as they hinder the achievement of a purpose of that Regulation, namely mitigating counterparty credit risk.