--- title: "Article 83 — Refusal to cooperate" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014L0065-20260606" source_retrieved: 2026-09-28 shortTitle: "Article 83 — Refusal to cooperate" instrument_type: level1_directive authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Directive 2014/65/EU" instrument: mifid2 celex: "32014L0065" regulation: MiFID II regulation-full: "Directive 2014/65/EU" article: 83 status: in_force object_id: eu.mifid2.legal_text.article.83 text_version: "Consolidated version of 6 June 2026" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014L0065-20260606" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 6 June 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014L0065-20260606)* A competent authority may refuse to act on a request for cooperation in carrying out an investigation, on-the-spot verification or supervisory activity as provided for in [Article 84](84.md) or to exchange information as provided for in [Article 81](81.md) only where: **(a)** judicial proceedings have already been initiated in respect of the same actions and the same persons before the authorities of the Member State addressed; **(b)** final judgment has already been delivered in the Member State addressed in respect of the same persons and the same actions. In the case of such a refusal, the competent authority shall notify the requesting competent authority and ESMA accordingly, providing as detailed information as possible. *** [Title VI — Competent authorities](../titles/vi.md) · [← Article 82](82.md) · [Article 84 →](84.md)