person closely associated

Defined in Article 3, Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

Definitions over time (1)

1. 03/07/2016 – today applies on 09/11/2026 Article 3, Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Scope: Whole act

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

   ‘person closely associated’ means: a spouse, or a partner considered to be equivalent to a spouse in accordance with national law; a dependent child, in accordance with national law; a relative who has shared the same household for at least one year on the date of the transaction concerned; or a legal person, trust or partnership, the managerial responsibilities of which are discharged by a person discharging managerial responsibilities or by a person referred to in point (a), (b) or (c), or which is directly or indirectly controlled by such a person, or which is set up for the benefit of such a person, or the economic interests of which are substantially equivalent to those of such a person;

Used in (8 places in 3 provisions on 09/11/2026)

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) (8 in 3)

Recital 59 · Article 3 · Article 19⁶