For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(1.)
‘institutional sectors’ means institutional sectors as defined by paragraph 1.28 of Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96;
(2.)
‘sectors of economic activity’ means sections set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006;
(3.)
‘bodies governed by public law’ shall mean bodies governed by public law as defined in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 6;
(4.)
‘ESCB central banks’ shall mean ECSB central banks as defined in Article 4(1)(45) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 7.