(5)The purpose of this equivalence assessment is to assess, inter alia, whether the legally binding requirements which are applicable in United States of America (the ‘USA’ or the ‘U.S.’) to national securities exchanges (‘NSE’)and alternative trading systems (‘ATS’) established therein and registered with and under the supervision of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (‘SEC’) are equivalent to the requirements resulting from Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, from Title III of Directive 2014/65/EU, from Title II of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 and from Directive 2004/109/EC, which are subject to effective supervision and enforcement in that third country.