Transposition of MiFID II into Irish law - S.I 375 of 2017

The European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 375/2017) (the “MiFID II Regulations”) were signed into law on 10 August 2017 and are now publicly available.

The MiFID Regulations transpose into Irish law the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) along with its accompanying regulation, the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”) (Regulation 600/2014/EU), which are collectively known as “MiFID II”. The Regulations will take effect on 3 January 2018.

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