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# Article 1 — Definition of execution venue

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/825 · binding · OJ L, 2026/825, 23.7.2026 · dated 14 Apr 2026 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/825, OJ L, 2026/825, 23.7.2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/825/oj/eng)*

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘execution venue’ means an execution venue as referred to in Article 64(1), second subparagraph of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565.
