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

financial instrument

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:

‘financial instrument’ means any of the instruments listed in Section C of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue, as defined in point (24) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, has been made or which is traded on a trading venue as defined in point (24) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU or via a systematic internaliser as defined in point (20) of Article 4(1) of that Directive;

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

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