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title: "ESMA Q&A 1670 — Q&A — LEI of the issuer [Answer Published]"
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**Answer by ESMA, published in its Q&A tool · not legislation · published 20 Dec 2016 [Answer Published]**

*Answer Published · ESMA Q&A register, 20 December 2016 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1670)*

| | |
|---|---|
| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 1670 — Q&A — LEI of the issuer \[Answer Published\] |
| **Prepared by** | ESMA |
| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |
| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_1670 |
| **Document type** | Q&A |
| **Legal nature** | Not legislation |
| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |
| **Dates** | Published 20 December 2016; question submitted 20 December 2016 |
| **Legal basis** | MiFID II |
| **Related instruments** | None recorded |
| **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication |

**LEI of the issuer**

### Question

When can an operator of trading venue(s) and systematic internaliser(s) populate field 5 of Table 3 of the Annex to RTS 23 and related MAR RTS and ITS with its own LEI?

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### Answer

\[ESMA 70-1861941480-56 MiFIR data reporting Q&A, Q&A 2.2\]

Operators of trading venues and systematic internalisers can populate field 5 of Table 3 of the Annex to RTS 23 with their own LEI only where they create or issue themselves the financial instrument to be reported under the MiFIR and MAR obligations to supply reference data.

***

**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1670)