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31 March 2015

UK Regulator Publishes Timetable For Implementation Of Markets In Financial Instruments Directive And Regulation

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On March 10, 2015, the FCA published an updated timetable relating to the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation.
United Kingdom Finance and Banking

On March 10, 2015, the FCA published an updated timetable relating to the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation. The timetable sets out the key dates for the implementation and transposition of the Directive and Regulation into domestic law. The deadline for transposing MiFID II into domestic law is July 3, 2016. MiFID II and MiFIR enter into force on January 3, 2017. The FCA aims to publish its main consultation paper on the implementation of MIFID II and MIFIR in December 2015. The final rules are to be published in June 2016.

The FCA's timetable is available on its dedicated webpage at: http://www.fca.org.uk/firms/markets/international-markets/mifid-ii/mifid-review.

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