Article 1 - Definitions

Article 1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘supervised persons’ means any of the following:

((a))

investment firms authorised under Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ³;

((b))

credit institutions authorised under Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁴;

((c))

financial counterparties as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁵;

((d))

any person subject to authorisation, organisational requirements and supervision by ‘competent financial authority’ or ‘national regulatory authority’ as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁶;

((e))

any person subject to authorisation, organisational requirements and supervision by competent authorities, regulators or agencies responsible for commodities spot or derivatives markets;

((f))

operators with compliance obligations under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁷ establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading.

3 Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU ( OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349 ). ↩
4 Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC ( OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338 ). ↩
5 Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories ( OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1 ). ↩
6 Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency ( OJ L 326, 8.12.2011, p. 1 ). ↩
7 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC ( OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32 ). ↩