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LEI of the issuer [Answer Published]\"\nshortTitle: \"ESMA Q&A 1501 — Q&A — MiFIR data reporting - LEI of the issuer [Answer Published]\"\nanswer_id: ESMA_QA_1501\ntopic: \"* LEI (Legal Entity Identifier)\"\nstatus: \"Answer Published\"\ntype: qa\ninstrument_type: qa\nauthority: ESMA\nbinding: false\nbinding_character: non_binding\nlegal_status: in_force\nregulation: \"MiFIR\"\nmifir_level3: true\nmica_level2: false\nlegal_basis: \"MiFIR\"\ndate: 4 February 2019\nsource_link: https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1501\nlifecycle: \"Answer Published\"\ntext_version: \"ESMA Q&A register, 4 February 2019\"\nsource_url: \"https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1501\"\ncheck_status: matched\nverified: true\nlast_checked: 2026-10-26\nchecked_against: \"the ESMA publication\"\nsource:\n  prepared_by: \"ESMA\"\n  published_by: \"ESMA\"\n  published_in: \"ESMA Q&A tool\"\n  evidence:\n    prepared_by: \"ESMA Answer\"\n    locator: \"ESMA Q&A entry ESMA_QA_1501: field 'ESMA Answer', no 'Answer provided by' line\"\ndocument_type: \"qa_answer\"\nlegal_nature: \"not_legislation\"\naddressees: \"not stated in the document\"\ndates:\n  published_on: \"2019-02-04\"\n  question_submitted_on: \"2019-02-04\"\n  locators:\n    published_on: \"ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_1501, column 'Esma responses', date line\"\n    question_submitted_on: \"ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_1501, column 'Date of submission'\"\nlifecycle_label: \"Answer Published\"\n---\n\n**Answer by ESMA, published in its Q&A tool · not legislation · published 4 Feb 2019 [Answer Published]**\n\n*Answer Published · ESMA Q&A register, 4 February 2019 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1501)*\n\n| | |\n|---|---|\n| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 1501 — Q&A — MiFIR data reporting - LEI of the issuer \\[Answer Published\\] |\n| **Prepared by** | ESMA |\n| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |\n| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_1501 |\n| **Document type** | Q&A |\n| **Legal nature** | Not legislation |\n| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |\n| **Dates** | Published 4 February 2019; question submitted 4 February 2019 |\n| **Legal basis** | MiFIR |\n| **Related instruments** | None recorded |\n| **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication |\n\n**MiFIR data reporting - LEI of the issuer**\n\n### Question\n\nHow should operators of trading venue(s) and systematic internaliser(s) populate field 5 (issuer or operator of the trading venue identifier) of Table 3 of the Annex to RTS 23 and related MAR RTS and ITS where the issuer of the instrument has a branch(es) that have a LEI?\n\n***\n\n### Answer\n\n\\[ESMA 70-1861941480-56 MiFIR data reporting Q&A, Q&A 2.5\\]\n\nField 5 should be populated with the LEI of the firm’s head office, even if the branch may be considered eligible for a LEI in some cases\\[1\\].\n\n\\[1\\] According to the LEI ROC statement of 11 July 2016, certain branches might be considered as eligible for a LEI subject to the conditions set out in the statement. The LEI ROC statement should be consulted for further details (http://www.leiroc.org/publications/gls/roc\\_20160711-1.pdf). In line with section 5.5 of the ESMA Guidelines on transaction reporting, “a branch should be identified with the LEI of its head office, even if it may be considered eligible for a LEI in some cases”. ESMA Guidelines are available at this link: https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/library/2016-1452\\_guidelines\\_mifid\\_ii\\_transaction\\_reporting.pdf.\n\n***\n\n**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/1501)\n"}