Article 53 is also subject to the exclusions in articles 66 (trustees etc.), 67, (profession or non-investment business), 68 (sale of goods and supply of services), 69 (groups and joint enterprises), 70 (sale of body corporate)F1, 72 (overseas persons)F4, 72A (information society services), 72B (activities carried on by a provider of relevant goods or services)F8, 72AA (managers of UCITS and AIFs)F10, 72D (large risks contracts where risk situated outside the EEA), 72G (local authorities) and 72H (insolvency practitioners).

F5Articles 53A, 53BF6, F1153C, 53D and 53DA are also subject to the exclusions in articles 66 (trustees etc.), 67 (profession or non-investment business)F7, 72A (information society services)F9, 72AA (managers of UCITS and AIFs)F12, 72G (local authorities) and 72I (registered consumer buy-to-let mortgage firms).