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Extraterritorirality of investor protection rules under MiFID II

Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries
Topic
Provision of investment services and activities by third country firms
Submitted
2026-09-15
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Question

Do rules on investor protection set out in Directive 2014/65/ EU on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II) apply to investment firms, based and authorised in the EU, when they provide investment services to clients outside the EU?
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