financial institution
as defined in Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May…, Article 3, point (2)
(a) an undertaking other than a credit institution, which carries out one or more of the activities listed in points (2) to (12), (14) and (15) of Annex I to Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, including the activities of currency exchange offices (bureaux de change); (b) an insurance undertaking as defined in point (1) of Article 13 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, insofar as it carries out life assurance activities covered by that Directive; (c) an investment firm as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; (d) a collective investment undertaking marketing its units or shares; (e) an insurance intermediary as defined in point (5) of Article 2 of Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council where it acts with respect to life insurance and other investment-related services, with the exception of a tied insurance intermediary as defined in point (7) of that Article; (f) branches, when located in the Union, of financial institutions as referred to in points (a) to (e), whether their head office is situated in a Member State or in a third country
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- Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 on the prevention of the use of… 32024R1624, Article 2(1), point (6)
(a) an undertaking other than a credit institution or an investment firm, which carries out one or more of the activities listed in points (2) to (12), (14) and (15) of Annex I to Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, including the activities of currency exchange… - Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential… 32019R2033, Article 4(1), point (14)
an undertaking other than a credit institution or investment firm, and other than a pure industrial holding company, the principal activity of which is to acquire holdings or to pursue one or more of the activities listed in points (2) to (12) and point (15) of Annex I to Directive 2013/36/EU… - Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market… 32014R0596, Article 3(1), point (4)
a financial institution as defined in point (26) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 - Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the… 32014L0059, Article 2(1), point (4)
a financial institution as defined in point (26) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; - CRR 32013R0575, Article 4(1), point (26)
an undertaking other than an institution, the principal activity of which is to acquire holdings or to pursue one or more of the activities listed in points 2 to 12 and point 15 of Annex I to Directive 2013/36/EU, including a financial holding company, a mixed financial holding company, a payment… - Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit… 32013L0036, Article 3(1), point (22)
financial institution as defined in point (26) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central… 32012R0648, Article 2, point (17)
an undertaking other than a credit institution, the principal activity of which is to acquire holdings or to carry on one or more of the activities listed in points (2) to (12) of Annex I to Directive 2006/48/EC - Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on European Union… 32010R1092, Article 2, point (a)
any undertaking that falls within the scope of the legislation referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 and of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, as well as any other undertaking or entity in the Union whose main business is of a similar nature - Directive 2006/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital adequacy of… 32006L0049, Article 3(2)
undertakings defined in Article 4 of Directive 2006/48/EC. - Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and… 32006L0048, Article 4, point (5)
an undertaking other than a credit institution, the principal activity of which is to acquire holdings or to carry on one or more of the activities listed in points 2 to 12 of Annex I; - Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of… 32005L0060, Article 3, point (2)
(a) an undertaking other than a credit institution which carries out one or more of the operations included in points 2 to 12 and 14 of Annex I to Directive 2000/12/EC, including the activities of currency exchange offices (bureaux de change) and of money transmission or remittance offices; (b) an… - Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to the taking up and… 32000L0012, Article 1, point (5)
an undertaking other than a credit institution, the principal activity of which is to acquire holdings or to carry on one or more of the activities listed in points 2 to 12 of Annex I - Council Directive 93/6/EEC of 15 March 1993 on the capital adequacy of investments firms and credit institutions 31993L0006, Article 2, point (7)
in accordance with Article 1 of Directive 92/30/EEC - Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 laying down rules facilitating… 02019L1153-20240709, Article 2
(7c) ‘financial institution’ means financial institution as defined in Article 2, point (6), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624; - Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European… 02010R1093-20251231, Article 4, point (1)
(1) ‘financial institution’ means any undertaking that is subject to regulation and supervision pursuant to any of the legislative acts referred to in Article 1(2);