Commission Directive 2006/73/ECShow full title

Article 38 (first indent of Article 19(6) of Directive 2004/39/EC)Provision of services in non-complex instruments

A financial instrument which is not specified in the first indent of Article 19(6) of Directive 2004/39/EC shall be considered as non-complex if it satisfies the following criteria:

(a)

it does not fall within Article 4(1)(18)(c) of, or points (4) to (10) of Section C of Annex I to, Directive 2004/39/EC;

(b)

there are frequent opportunities to dispose of, redeem, or otherwise realise that instrument at prices that are publicly available to market participants and that are either market prices or prices made available, or validated, by valuation systems independent of the issuer;

(c)

it does not involve any actual or potential liability for the client that exceeds the cost of acquiring the instrument;

(d)

adequately comprehensive information on its characteristics is publicly available and is likely to be readily understood so as to enable the average retail client to make an informed judgment as to whether to enter into a transaction in that instrument.