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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9533
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial services

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive comes into force on 1 November 2007

Brussels, 29/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 1 November 2007, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) (2004-39/EC) and its two implementing texts (Directive 2006-73/EC and Regulation 1287/2006/EC) (see Europe 8677 and 9125) came into force. On Monday 29 October, David Wright, Director of Financial Services at the Commission, said the legislative package on investment services in the EU marked a sea-change or even a revolution. The cornerstone of the European Commission's...

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