Qualifying EU provisions: general2

1

The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b), 39(4)(b), 66(2)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.

2

The instruments are—

a

any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;

b

any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;

F1ba

any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;

c

the emission allowance auctioning regulation;

d

the European market infrastructure regulation;

e

any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;

F2f

the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;

g

the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;

F3h

the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;

F9i

the ELTIF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;

F10j

the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation.

3

The instruments listed in paragraph (4) are also specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.

4

The instruments are—

a

the short selling regulation;

b

any directly applicable regulation made under the short selling regulation;

F6c

any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive.

F134A

The SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.

5

The instruments listed in paragraph (6) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 2A(6)(d) and 66(2A)(b) of the Act.

6

The instruments are—

a

any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;

b

the European market infrastructure regulation;

c

any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;

F4d

the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;

F7e

any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive.

7

The instruments listed in paragraph (8) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 293A of the Act.

8

The instruments are—

a

any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;

b

the emission allowance auctioning regulation;

c

the European market infrastructure regulation;

d

any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;

F5e

the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;

F11f

the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;

F14g

the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.

F89

Directly applicable regulations made under the recovery and resolution directive are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purpose of sections 66(2A) and 192K(1)(c) of the Act.

F1210

The market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 66A(4) of the Act.

F1511

Directly applicable regulations made under the Solvency 2 Directive are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 2A(6)(d), 39(4)(b), 66B(4)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.