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title: "ESMA Q&A 2872 — Q&A — AAR representativeness [Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other]"
shortTitle: "ESMA Q&A 2872 — Q&A — AAR representativeness [Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other]"
answer_id: ESMA_QA_2872
topic: "EU-CCPs"
status: "Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other"
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legal_status: consultation
regulation: "EMIR"
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legal_basis: "Article 7a(3), point (d)"
date: 22 June 2026
source_link: https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2872
lifecycle: "Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other"
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**Question published in the ESMA Q&A tool · no answer · not legislation [Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other]**

*Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other · ESMA Q&A register, 22 June 2026 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2872)*

| | |
|---|---|
| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 2872 — Q&A — AAR representativeness \[Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other\] |
| **Prepared by** | Not stated in the document |
| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |
| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_2872 |
| **Document type** | Q&A |
| **Legal nature** | No answer · not legislation |
| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |
| **Dates** | Question submitted 22 June 2026 |
| **Legal basis** | Article 7a(3), point (d) |
| **Related instruments** | None recorded |
| **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication |

**AAR representativeness and intragroup transactions**

### Question

Can an entity, which is part of a group subject to consolidated supervision, rely on intragroup transactions to fulfil the requirements of the representativeness obligation set out under Article 7a(3), point d, of EMIR?

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**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2872)