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provided by' line\"\ndocument_type: \"qa_answer\"\nlegal_nature: \"not_legislation\"\naddressees: \"not stated in the document\"\ndates:\n  published_on: \"2016-10-10\"\n  question_submitted_on: \"2016-10-10\"\n  locators:\n    published_on: \"ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_1759, column 'Esma responses', date line\"\n    question_submitted_on: \"ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_1759, column 'Date of submission'\"\nlifecycle_label: \"Answer Published\"\n---\n\n**Answer by ESMA, published in its Q&A tool · not legislation · published 10 Oct 2016 [Answer Published]**\n\n*Answer Published · ESMA Q&A register, 10 October 2016 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1759)*\n\n| | |\n|---|---|\n| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 1759 — Q&A — Suitability and appropriateness \\[Answer Published\\] |\n| **Prepared by** | ESMA |\n| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |\n| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_1759 |\n| **Document type** | Q&A |\n| **Legal nature** | Not legislation |\n| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |\n| **Dates** | Published 10 October 2016; question submitted 10 October 2016 |\n| **Legal basis** | MiFID II |\n| **Related instruments** | None recorded |\n| **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication |\n\n**Suitability and appropriateness**\n\n### Question\n\nCan the suitability report be sent together with the report due when carrying out an order on behalf of a client other than for portfolio management?\n\n***\n\n### Answer\n\n\\[ESMA 35-43-349 MiIFID II Investor and protection Q&As ch 2, question 4\\]\n\nAccording to Article 25(6) MiFID II, the suitability report has to be provided to the client before the transaction is made. Therefore, it cannot be sent together with the report that is due when carrying out an order on behalf of a client, which has to be provided after the order was carried out.\n\nDifferent requirements apply in situations described in the third subparagraph of Article 25(6) of MiFID II (i.e. when the agreement is concluded using a means of distance communication) In these cases the suitability report could be sent together with the report about the transaction, but without undue delay and all the relevant requirements have to be fulfilled.\n\n***\n\n**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1759)\n"}