S.I. No. 80/2026 - European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 10th March, 2026. | ||
I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive (EU) 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and Council of 15 May 20141 , hereby make the following regulations: | ||
PART 1 | ||
Preliminary and General | ||
Citation and commencement | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. | ||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 31 August 2026. | ||
Definition | ||
2. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 375 of 2017 ). | ||
PART 2 | ||
Amendment of Principal Regulations | ||
Amendment of Regulation 4 of Principal Regulations | ||
3. The Principal Regulations are amended, in paragraph (1) of Regulation 4, by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (r): | ||
“(r) CSDs, except as provided for in Article 73 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 ;”. | ||
Amendment of Regulation 36 of Principal Regulations | ||
4. The Principal Regulations are amended, in Regulation 36, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (4): | ||
“(4) Unless the Bank otherwise directs, an investment firm shall comply with the obligation under this Regulation to make public a client limit order, where that order is large in scale compared with normal market size, as determined under Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 600/20143 .”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
5 March, 2026. | ||
SIMON HARRIS, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
1 OJ No. L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349. |
