For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘supervised persons’ means any of the following:

1. (a)
   investment firms authorised under Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council3;
2. (b)
   credit institutions authorised under Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council4;
3. (c)
   financial counterparties as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council5;
4. (d)
   any person subject to authorisation, organisational requirements and supervision by ‘competent financial authority’ or ‘national regulatory authority’ as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council6;
5. (e)

   any person subject to authorisation, organisational requirements and supervision by competent authorities, regulators or agencies responsible for commodities spot or derivatives markets;

6. (f)
   operators with compliance obligations under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council7 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading.