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# investment firm

*In force · MiCA Article 3(1), point (29) · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, OJ L 150, 9.6.2023 · Not yet verified against the official text ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1114/oj/eng)

### Definition

> **(29)** '[**investment firm**](/definitions/crr/investment-firm.md)' means an investment firm as defined in Article 4(1), point (2), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and authorised under Directive 2014/65/EU;

### Source

[MiCA, Article 3(1), point (29)](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/3).

### Imported Definition

MiCA imports this definition from CRR.

> (2) 'investment firm' means an investment firm as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU which is authorised under that Directive but excludes credit institutions;

[Open CRR definition page](/definitions/crr/investment-firm.md)

### Definition Chain

1. MiCA Article 3(1), point (29)
2. CRR Article 4(1), point (2)
3. MiFID II Article 4(1), point (1)

### Used In MiCA

* [Article 37](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/37)
* [Article 38](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/38)
* [Article 140](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/140)
* [Article 59](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/59)
* [Article 60](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/60)
* [Article 63](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/63)
* [Article 119](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/119)
* [Article 122](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/122)
* [Article 125](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/125)