financial holding company

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:

   ‘financial holding company’ means a financial institution, the subsidiary undertakings of which are either exclusively or mainly credit institutions or financial institutions, at least one of such subsidiary undertakings being a credit institution, and which is not a mixed financial holding company within the meaning of Article 2(15) of Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate (^{6});

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:

   ‘financial holding company’ means a financial institution, the subsidiary undertakings of which are either exclusively or mainly credit institutions or financial institutions, at least one of such subsidiary undertakings being a credit institution, and which is not a mixed financial holding company within the meaning of Article 2(15) of Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate (^{1});

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:

   ‘financial holding company’ means a financial institution, the subsidiary undertakings of which are either exclusively or mainly credit institutions or financial institutions, at least one of such subsidiary undertakings being a credit institution, and which is not a mixed financial holding company within the meaning of Article 2(15) of Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate (^{25});

Used in (3 places in 2 provisions on 12/11/2026)

European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) (3 in 2)

Article 2² · Article 3