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Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)
English
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)
Directive 2004/39/EC Directive 2004/39/EC
MiFID Level 2 - Implementing Directive
Commission Directive 2006/73/EC of 10 August 2006
Implementing Regulation
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1287/2006of 10 August 2006
French
Directive concernant les marchés d'instruments financiers (MiFID)
Directive 2004/39/CE
Directive d'execution
EG Directive 2006/73/CE
Règlement d'execution
Règlement(CE) no 1287/2006
Deutsch
Richtlinie über Märkte für Finanzinstrumente (MiFID)
Richtlinie 2004/39/EG
Durchführungsrichtlinie
Richtlinie 2006/73/EG
Durchführungsrichtlinie
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1287/2006
Spanish
Directiva relativa a los mercados de instrumentos financieros (MiFID)
Directiva 2004/39/CE
Directiva de aplicación
Directiva 2006/73/CE
Reglamento de aplicación
Reglamento (CE) n o (EC) No 1287/2006
Portuguese
Directiva relativa aos mercados de instrumentos financeiros (MiFID)
Directiva 2004/39/CE
Directiva de execução
Directiva 2006/73/CE
Regulamento de execução
Regulamento (CE) n. o 1287/2006
Dutch
Richtlijn betreffende markten voor financiële instrumenten (MiFID)
Richtlijn 2004/39/EG
Implementing Directive
Richtlijn 2006/73/ EG
Implementing Regulation
Verordening (EG) nr. 1287/2006
Italian
Direttiva relativa ai mercati degli strumenti finanziari (MiFID)
Direttiva 2004/39/CE
Direttiva d’esecuzione
Direttiva 2006/73/CE
Regolamento d’esecuzione
Regolamento (CE) n. 1287/2006
Miscellaneous
MiFID
MiFID – the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive – comes into effect on 1 November 2007, and it will replace the existing Investment Services Directive (ISD), Directive 93/22/EEC.

MiFID introduces a single market and a single regulatory system for investment services across the 30 member states of the EEA, the European Economic Area (which includes the 27 Member States of the European Union plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein).

Client Classification
MiFID introduces 3 new categories of client which correspond to 3 different levels of investor protections.
Eligible counterparty (or ECP) is the less protected category of clients and is also referred as a subset of the Professional Client category:
The use of ECP classification is limited to the following MiFID activities (also referred as ECP business):
- Execution of orders on behalf of clients
- Reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments
- Dealing on own account.
"Retail Client", the less knowledgeble and more protected category, is simply a client that is other than professional.




MiFID Transposition - State of play in Member States.
Link to the official page of the European Commission.

MiFID - The list of regulated markets.
Link to the official list of the European Commission, including Member States approved stock exchanges, secundary markets and multilateral trading facilities (MTFs).

See also
MTF, list of Multilateral Trading Facilities with regulatory details
Trading venue
Systematic internaliser
Eligible counterparty
UCITS
Regulatory Body
LIST OF EU & EEA REGULATORY BODIES
AUSTRIA
Securities, Banking and Insurance
FINANCIAL MARKET AUTHORITY (FMA)

BELGIUM
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission

BULGARIA
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Financial Supervision Commission

CYPRUS
Securities
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Banking
Central Bank of Cyprus
Insurance
Insurance Companies Control Service

CZECH REPUBLIC
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Czech National Bank

DENMARK
Securities, Banking and Insurance
FINANSTILSYNET, Danish Financial Service Authority

ESTONIA
Securities, Banking and Insurance
FINANTSINSPEKTSIOON, Estonian Financial Service Authority

FINLAND
Securities, Banking
Finnish Financial Supervision Authority, FIN-FSA
Insurance
Insurance Supervisory Authority

FRANCE
Securities
Autorité des marchés financiers
Banking
Banque de France
Insurance
ACAM

GERMANY
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFin)

GREECE
Securities
Hellenic Capital Markets Commission
Banking
Bank of Greece
Insurance
Directorate of Insurance Undertakings and Actuaries

HUNGARY
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority

IRELAND
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, IFSRA

ITALY
Securities
CONSOB
Banking
Banca d'Italia
Insurance
ISVAP

LATVIA
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Financial and Capital Markets Commission

LITHUANIA
Securities
Lithuanian Securities Commission
Banking
Bank of Lithuania
Insurance
Insurance Supervisory Commission

LUXEMBOURG
Securities and Banking
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Insurance
Commissariat aux Assurances

MALTA
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Malta Financial Services Authority

NETHERLANDS
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, AFM

NORWAY
Securities, Banking and Insurance
KREDITTILSYNET

POLAND
Securities
Polish Securities and Exchange Commission
Banking
General Inspectorate for Banking Supervision
Insurance
Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Commission

PORTUGAL
Securities
Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários, CMVM
Banking
Banco de Portugal
Insurance
Instituto de seguros do Portugal

ROMANIA
Securities
Romanian Securities and Exchange Commission
Banking
National Bank of Romania
Insurance
Insurance Supervisory Commission

SLOVAKIA
Securities, Banking and Insurance
National Bank of Slovakia

SLOVENIA
Securities
Securities Market Agency
Banking
Bank of Slovenia
Insurance
Insurance Supervision Agency

SPAIN
Securities
CNMV
Banking
Banco de España
Insurance
DGSFP

SWEDEN
Securities, Banking and Insurance
FINANSINSPEKTIONEN

UNITED KINGDOM
Securities, Banking and Insurance
Financial Services Authority
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