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no author named\"\ndocument_type: \"qa_question\"\nlegal_nature: \"not_legislation\"\naddressees: \"not stated in the document\"\ndates:\n  question_submitted_on: \"2026-09-15\"\n  locators:\n    question_submitted_on: \"ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_2919, column 'Date of submission'\"\nlifecycle_label: \"Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other\"\n---\n\n**Question published in the ESMA Q&A tool · no answer · not legislation [Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other]**\n\n*Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other · ESMA Q&A register, 15 September 2026 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2919)*\n\n| | |\n|---|---|\n| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 2919 — Q&A — Extraterritorirality \\[Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other\\] |\n| **Prepared by** | Not stated in the document |\n| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |\n| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_2919 |\n| **Document type** | Q&A |\n| **Legal nature** | No answer · not legislation |\n| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |\n| **Dates** | Question submitted 15 September 2026 |\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**Extraterritorirality of investor protection rules under MiFID II**\n\n### Question\n\nDo rules on investor protection set out in Directive 2014/65/ EU on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II) apply to investment firms, based and authorised in the EU, when they provide investment services to clients outside the EU?\n\n***\n\n**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2919)\n"}