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ESMA Q&A tool |\n| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_787 |\n| **Document type** | Q&A |\n| **Legal nature** | Not legislation |\n| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |\n| **Dates** | Published 16 December 2022; question submitted 16 December 2022 |\n| **Legal basis** | RTS 23 |\n| **Related instruments** | None recorded |\n| **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication |\n\n**Financial Instruments Reference Data**\n\n### Question\n\nHow should Field 6 of RTS 23 “Trading venue” be populated for instruments being traded on the DLT MTF or on the TSS?\n\n***\n\n### Answer\n\nField 6 of RTS 23 should be populated with a separate segment MIC pertaining to the DLT MTF or TSS.\n\n\\[DLT Financial Instruments Reference Data Q&A2\\]\n\n***\n\n**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/787)\n"}