Preamble
Recitals 72
Title I - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-3) 3
Title II - BENCHMARK INTEGRITY AND RELIABILITY (Article 4-16) 13
Title III - REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF BENCHMARKS (Article 17-25) 18
Title IV - TRANSPARENCY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION (Article 27-28a) 3
Title V - USE OF BENCHMARKS IN THE UNION (Article 29-33) 5
Title VI - AUTHORISATION, REGISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF ADMINISTRATORS (Article 34-48n) 29
Title VII - DELEGATED AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS (Article 49-50) 2
Title VIII - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 51-59) 9
Annexes 3
Amending acts 6

benchmark

Definitions over time (1)

30/06/2016 – 10/12/2019 Article 3, Benchmark Regulation (BMR) Scope: Whole act

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘benchmark’ means any index by reference to which the amount payable under a financial instrument or a financial contract, or the value of a financial instrument, is determined, or an index that is used to measure the performance of an investment fund with the purpose of tracking the return of such index or of defining the asset allocation of a portfolio or of computing the performance fees;

Each has its own scope, dates and uses. Open one to see when it applies.

No text uses this concept on 12/11/2026.