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# person closely associated

*In force · MAR Article 3(1), point (26) · Consolidated version of 5 June 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 1 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0596-20260605)

### Definition

> **(26)** ‘**person closely associated**’ means:
>
> **(a)** a spouse, or a partner considered to be equivalent to a spouse in accordance with national law;
>
> **(b)** a dependent child, in accordance with national law;
>
> **(c)** a relative who has shared the same household for at least one year on the date of the transaction concerned; or
>
> **(d)** a legal person, trust or partnership, the managerial responsibilities of which are discharged by a person discharging managerial responsibilities or by a person referred to in point (a), (b) or (c), or which is directly or indirectly controlled by such a person, or which is set up for the benefit of such a person, or the economic interests of which are substantially equivalent to those of such a person;

### Source

[MAR, Article 3(1), point (26)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0596-20260605).


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