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issuers [Answer Published]\"\nanswer_id: ESMA_QA_740\ntopic: \"Instrument Reference data\"\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: 31 March 2023\nsource_link: https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/740\nlifecycle: \"Answer Published\"\ntext_version: \"ESMA Q&A register, 31 March 2023\"\nsource_url: \"https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/740\"\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_740: 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: \"2023-03-31\"\n  question_submitted_on: \"2023-03-31\"\n  locators:\n    published_on: \"ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_740, column 'Esma responses', date line\"\n    question_submitted_on: \"ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_740, column 'Date of submission'\"\nlifecycle_label: \"Answer Published\"\n---\n\n**Answer by ESMA, published in its Q&A tool · not legislation · published 31 Mar 2023 [Answer Published]**\n\n*Answer Published · ESMA Q&A register, 31 March 2023 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/740)*\n\n| | |\n|---|---|\n| **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 740 — Q&A — LEI of sovereign issuers \\[Answer Published\\] |\n| **Prepared by** | ESMA |\n| **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool |\n| **Reference** | ESMA_QA_740 |\n| **Document type** | Q&A |\n| **Legal nature** | Not legislation |\n| **Addressees** | Not stated in the document |\n| **Dates** | Published 31 March 2023; question submitted 31 March 2023 |\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**LEI of sovereign issuers**\n\n### Question\n\nWhat LEI should be used to report in FIRDS the issuer of sovereign bonds issued by an EEA member state?\n\n***\n\n### Answer\n\n\\[ESMA 70-1861941480-56 MiFIR data reporting Q&A, Q&A 2.8\\]\n\nReporting entities should refer to the list maintained by GLEIF, available at: https://search.gleif.org/#/search/ and report the LEI pertaining to the sovereign entities included in the below list:\n\nCountry\n\nGLEIF Name\n\nLEI\n\nAustria\n\nRepublik Österreich\n\n529900QWWUI4XRVR7I03\n\nBelgium\n\nThe Kingdom of Belgium\n\n549300SZ25JZFHRHWD76\n\nBulgaria\n\nBulgarian National Bank\n\n5299001WEKCK7E65TI48\n\nMinistry of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria\n\n529900PG0XCL4LICL838\n\nCroatia\n\nMinistarstvo financija\n\n74780000O00QGQ7CER13\n\nHrvatska narodna banka\n\n74780000X0J87XKFIL77\n\nCyprus\n\nREPUBLIC OF CYPRUS\n\n213800IOEYYAHPDLUL60\n\nCzech Republic\n\nČeská republika - Ministerstvo financí\n\n3157007EFDLQABN47912\n\nDenmark\n\nDanmarks Nationalbank (Government Debt Management)\n\n549300AHYJ0OMBLIL335\n\nEstonia\n\nEesti Vabariigi Rahandusministeerium\n\n254900EIG0O7C6C9R437\n\nEesti Pank\n\n6YJ6OTG0PYO45FO7Q425\n\nFinland\n\nRepublic of Finland, Bonds / Suomen valtio JVK:t\n\n743700M6Y2OQRVSBRD14\n\nFrance\n\nDirection Generale du Tresor\n\n969500KCGF3SUYJHPV70\n\nGermany\n\nBundesrepublik Deutschland\n\n529900AQBND3S6YJLY83\n\nGreece\n\nTrapeza Tis Ellados\n\n529900SL3K21WAN6X611\n\nHellenic Republic-Ministry of Finance\n\n2138003EKTMKZ5598902\n\nHungary\n\nGovernment Debt Management Agency Pte.\n\n5299008DH62LEB10JK83\n\nIceland\n\nCentral Bank of Iceland\n\n549300K5GD3JPA2LLG98\n\nIreland\n\nNational Treasury Management Agency\n\n549300KXBEJAOJ9OVF93\n\nItaly\n\nRepubblica Italiana\n\n815600DE60799F5A9309\n\nLatvia\n\nLatvijas Republikas Valsts kase\n\n25490002QDEB2KTLNK39\n\nLithuania\n\nLietuvos bankas\n\n5299002QI7G5XEIYAO60\n\nMinistry of Finance (State Treasury Department)\n\n529900F7Y171QF1RSU09\n\nLuxembourg\n\nGrand Duchy of Luxembourg\n\n22210065LIUFB00MNF63\n\nMalta\n\nRepublic of Malta\n\n549300CZVZYSMSGX6X78\n\nNetherlands\n\nDe Staat der Nederlanden\n\n254900G14ALGVKORFN62\n\nNorway\n\nFinansdepartementet\n\n549300L0BT3FJTN9MX24\n\nPoland\n\nSkarb Państwa Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej\n\n259400R9L8QEP0TPXS31\n\nPortugal\n\nRepública Portuguesa (Republic of Portugal)\n\n549300P6U1FJ3IMP7K42\n\nRomania\n\nMinisterul Finantelor Publice\n\n315700IASY927EDWBK92\n\nSlovakia\n\nMinisterstvo financií Slovenskej republiky\n\n097900BHFM0000074794\n\nSlovenia\n\nRepublika Slovenija\n\n485100000LWQHIX4XX88\n\nSpain\n\nSecretaría General del Tesoro y Financiación Internacional\n\n9598007A56S18711AH60\n\nSweden\n\nRiksgäldskontoret\n\nERE94C0BSULG2RM19605\n\n***\n\n**Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/740)\n"}