Directive (EU) 2024/790 is on the Banking & Capital Markets rulebook because its official title matches markets in financial instruments. Source: EUR-Lex and European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities. Methodology

Directive (EU) 2024/790: what it means for Banking & Capital Markets

The Directive (EU) 2024/790 is part of the EU rulebook for banking & capital markets. Its subject matter covers markets in financial instrumentscore to the sector. Here’s what the act does, why it’s on your radar, and how to see whether it affects your specific company.

Act
32024L0790
Type
Directive
Stage
Procedure completed
Dated
2024-02-28
Procedure
2021/0384(COD)
Lead committee
ECON

What the act does

PURPOSE : to amend the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in order to enhance market data transparency. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the MiFID/MiFIR framework is the rulebook governing participation in European capital markets. It consists of a directive (Directive 2014/65/EU, MiFID II) and a regulation (Regulation (EU) No 600/2014, MiFIR). The Committee on Economic and Monetary…

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Why it matters for Banking & Capital Markets

Banks, investment firms and capital-markets participants operate under the EU's prudential and markets rulebook. These are the core acts in scope.

Directive (EU) 2024/790 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers markets in financial instruments. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

Does the Directive (EU) 2024/790 apply to your company?

This act’s scope covers:

  • markets in financial instruments

Does your business touch any of these?

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Primary sources

The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.