The European Commission has adopted Implementing Decisions on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory frameworks in the following three countries, in accordance with Article 25(4)(a) of MiFID II:
- Commission Implementing Decision of XXX on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework in Australia applicable to financial markets in accordance with MiFID II;
- Commission Implementing Decision of XXX on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework applicable to recognised exchange companies in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with MiFID II; and
- Commission Implementing Decision of XXX on the equivalence of the legal and supervisory framework of the United States of America for national securities exchanges and alternative trading systems in accordance with MiFID II.
The Implementing Decisions will enter into force on the day after their publication in the Official Journal of the EU.