qualifying holding

Defined in Article 2, European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)

Definitions over time (3)

1. 17/06/2019 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

   ‘qualifying holding’ means any direct or indirect holding in a CCP or trade repository which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (^{7}), taking into account the conditions regarding aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the CCP or trade repository in which that holding subsists;

2. 03/01/2017 – 17/06/2019 Article 2, European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

   ‘qualifying holding’ means any direct or indirect holding in a CCP or trade repository which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (^{2}), taking into account the conditions regarding aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the CCP or trade repository in which that holding subsists;

3. 01/01/2014 – 03/01/2017 Article 2, European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

   ‘qualifying holding’ means any direct or indirect holding in a CCP or trade repository which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (^{26}), taking into account the conditions regarding aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the CCP or trade repository in which that holding subsists;

Used in (11 places in 5 provisions on 12/11/2026)

European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) (11 in 5)

Article 2 · Article 30³ · Article 31⁵ · Article 32 · Annex III