# Article 4 — Provision of investment service in an incidental manner (Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU) **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 · binding · OJ L 87, 31.3.2017 · dated 25 Apr 2016 [in force]** *In force · Consolidated version of 2 August 2022 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02017R0565-20220802)* For the purpose of the exemption in point (c) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, an investment service shall be deemed to be provided in an incidental manner in the course of a professional activity where the following conditions are satisfied: **(a)** a close and factual connection exists between the professional activity and the provision of the investment service to the same client, such that the investment service can be regarded as accessory to the main professional activity; **(b)** the provision of investment services to the clients of the main professional activity does not aim to provide a systematic source of income to the person providing the professional activity; and **(c)** the person providing the professional activity does not market or otherwise promote his ability to provide investment services, except where these are disclosed to clients as being accessory to the main professional activity.