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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/958 of 9 March 2016

supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the technical arrangements for objective presentation of investment recommendations or other information recommending or suggesting an investment strategy and for disclosure of particular interests or indications of conflicts of interest (Text with EEA relevance)

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Article 1 — Definitions

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For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘expert’ means a person referred to in Article 3(1)(34)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 who repeatedly proposes investment decisions in respect of financial instruments and who:

(i) presents himself as having financial expertise or experience; or (ii) puts forward his recommendation in such a way that other persons would reasonably believe he has financial expertise or experience; (b) ‘group’ means a group as defined in Article 2(11) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CHAPTER II — PRODUCTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS