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title: "ESMA Q&A 1317 — Q&A — Scope of the ancillary activity test [Answer Published]"
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**Answer by ESMA, published in its Q&A tool · not legislation · published 23 Sep 2022 [Answer Published]**

*Answer Published · ESMA Q&A register, 23 September 2022 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1317)*

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|---|---|
| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 1317 — Q&A — Scope of the ancillary activity test \[Answer Published\] |
| **Prepared by** | ESMA |
| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |
| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_1317 |
| **Document type** | Q&A |
| **Legal nature** | Not legislation |
| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |
| **Dates** | Published 23 September 2022; question submitted 23 September 2022 |
| **Legal basis** | MiFID II |
| **Related instruments** | None recorded |
| **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication |

**Scope of the ancillary activity test**

### Question

Is a third-country firm (or a third-country subsidiary of an EU firm) dealing on an EU trading venue in commodity derivatives or emission allowances or derivatives thereof in scope of the Ancillary Activity test as per CDR 2021/1833?

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### Answer

\[ESMA 70-872942901-36 Commodity derivatives, Ancillary activity, Q&A 14\]

No. A third-country firm (or a third-country subsidiary of an EU firm) dealing on an EU trading venue in commodity derivatives or emission allowances or derivatives thereof is not in scope of the ancillary activity test as per CDR 2021/1833. Consequently, such third-country firm (or third-country subsidiary of an EU firm) does not have to notify any EU competent authority or ESMA that it makes use of the ancillary activity exemption.

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**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1317)