ESMA published today an update of its Question and Answers (Q&A) (Ref. 2013/1527) on the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). This Q&A clarifies the use of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) for the purpose of trade reporting to trade repositories.
The Q&A’s purpose is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of EMIR. It provides responses to questions posed by the general public, market participants and competent authorities. The Q&As are aimed at national competent authorities to ensure convergent supervisory activities. It should also help investors and other market participants by providing clarity on the requirements under EMIR.