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UK · MiFID II Regulations 2017 · PART 3 Position limits and position management controls in commodity derivatives

Regulation 17 MiFID II Regulations 2017Exemption for non-financial entities

Revoked

Revoked from 6 Jul 2026 by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.

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Summary pending.

Amendments and application dates

Amending actChangeApplies from
Financial Services and Markets Act 2023Provision removed6 Jul 2026
Financial Services and Markets Act 2023Revocation enacted, not yet commenced—

Commentary

No law-firm commentary is linked to this provision yet.

EU counterpart

MiFID II provisions it transposes

  • Transposed MiFID II Art 57(1). Revoked from 6 Jul 2026 by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.

Source: HM Treasury’s transposition note (2017).

Replaced by

S.I. 2017/701 reg. 15A (FCA rules on position limits) (confidence 90%). Source: FSMA 2023 explanatory notes, paras 105-106, 1530-1531 and 1548: the requirement for the FCA to set position limits is revoked (Sch 2 para 50, from 6 Jul 2026) and responsibility passes to trading venues under a framework of FCA rules made under new reg 15A of S.I. 2017/701 (Sch 2 para 45).

Restated in FCA rules

Regulation 17 has been revoked. These Handbook provisions restate it; the link is ours, made from published evidence (hover the badge for it).

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