# Article 7 — Positions qualifying as reducing risks directly related to commercial activities **Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1302 · binding · OJ L 197, 26.7.2022 · dated 20 Apr 2022 [in force]** *In force · Consolidated version of 8 February 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02022R1302-20260208)* 1. A position held by a non-financial entity in a commodity derivative traded on trading venues or in economically equivalent OTC contracts pursuant to Article 6 qualifies as reducing risks directly relating to the commercial activities of that non-financial entity in accordance with Article 57(1), second subparagraph, point (a), of Directive 2014/65/EU where by itself, or in combination with other derivatives in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article (‘position in a portfolio of commodity derivatives’), the position meets one of the following criteria: **(a)** it reduces the risks arising from the potential change in the value of assets, services, inputs, products, commodities or liabilities that the non-financial entity or its group owns, produces, manufactures, processes, provides, purchases, merchandises, leases, sells, or incurs or reasonably anticipates owning, producing, manufacturing, processing, providing, purchasing, merchandising, leasing, selling or incurring in the normal course of its business; **(b)** it qualifies as a hedging contract pursuant to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council. 1. A position held by a financial entity in an agricultural commodity derivative, in a critical or significant commodity derivative traded on trading venues or in economically equivalent OTC contracts pursuant to Article 6 qualifies as reducing risks directly related to the commercial activities of the non-financial entities of a predominantly commercial group in accordance with Article 57(1), second subparagraph, point (b), of Directive 2014/65/EU where by itself, or in combination with other derivatives in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article (position in a portfolio of commodity derivatives), the position meets one of the criteria mentioned in paragraph 1, points (a) or (b), of this Article. 1. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a position qualifying as risk-reducing taken on its own or in combination with other derivatives is one for which the non-financial entity or the person holding the position on behalf of that entity: **(a)** contains the following in its internal policies: **(i)** the types of commodity derivatives included in the portfolios used to reduce risks directly relating to commercial activity and their eligibility criteria; **(ii)** the link between the portfolio and the risks that the portfolio is mitigating; **(iii)** the measures adopted to ensure that the positions concerning those commodity derivatives serve no other purpose than covering risks directly related to the commercial activities of the non-financial entity, and that any position serving a different purpose can be clearly identified; **(b)** is able to provide a sufficiently disaggregated view of the portfolios in terms of class of commodity derivative, underlying commodity, time horizon and any other relevant factors. 1. For the purposes of paragraph 2, a position qualifying as risk-reducing taken on its own or in combination with other derivatives is one for which the financial entity complies with the conditions set out in paragraph 3, points (a) and (b).