(6)The purpose of this equivalence assessment is therefore to verify that the legal and supervisory arrangements under the CEA and implementing regulations ensure that designated contract markets (DCMs) and swap execution facilities (SEFs) established in the USA and authorised by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are subject to legally binding requirements which are equivalent to the requirements for the trading venues resulting from Directive 2014/65/EU, Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 and based on the criteria set out in Articles 28(4) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014. The purpose of the equivalence assessment is also to verify whether DCMs and SEFs are subject to effective supervision and enforcement in that third country.