financial sector

Defined in Article 2, Directive 2002/87/EC

Definitions over time (2)

1. 09/12/2011 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 2, Directive 2002/87/EC Scope: Whole act

   ‘financial sector’ means a sector composed of one or more of the following entities: a credit institution, a financial institution or an ancillary services undertaking within the meaning of Article 4(1), (5) or (21) of Directive 2006/48/EC (hereinafter referred to collectively as ‘the banking sector’); an insurance undertaking, a reinsurance undertaking or an insurance holding company within the meaning of Article 13(1), (2), (4) or (5) or of Article 212(1)(f) of Directive 2009/138/EC (hereinafter referred to collectively as ‘the insurance sector’); an investment firm within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Directive 2006/49/EC (hereinafter referred to collectively as ‘the investment services sector’);

2. 13/04/2005 – 09/12/2011 Article 2, Directive 2002/87/EC Scope: Whole act

   ‘financial sector’ shall mean a sector composed of one or more of the following entities: a credit institution, a financial institution or an ancillary banking services undertaking within the meaning of Article 1(5) and (23) of Directive 2000/12/EC (the banking sector); an insurance undertaking, a reinsurance undertaking or an insurance holding company within the meaning of Article 1(i) of Directive 98/78/EC (the insurance sector); an investment firm or a financial institution within the meaning of Article 2(7) of Directive 93/6/EEC (the investment services sector); a mixed financial holding company;

Used in (41 places in 8 provisions on 11/11/2026)

Directive 2002/87/EC (41 in 8)

Article 2⁵ · Article 3¹⁵ · Article 4 · Article 5 · Article 7 · Article 8 · Article 10⁶ · Annex I¹¹