Directive (EU) 2021/3382020/0152(COD)COM(2020)280

Markets in financial instruments

Amending Directive 2014/65/EU as regards information requirements, product governance and position limits to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Stage: In force, reached 26 Feb 2021
In force: In force since 27 Feb 2021 · CELEX 32021L0338
Transposition deadline: 28 Nov 2021
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Markus Ferber (EPP)
Lead DG: DG FISMA
Last activity: 8 Mar 2021

30 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Plenary sitting, 8 Mar 2021.

Show the earlier record: 11 dates, 27 Jul 2020 to 6 Jan 2021

27 Jul 2020
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Sept 2020
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
21 Oct 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
9 Nov 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
11 Nov 2020
- Plenary sitting
23 Nov 2020
- Debate in plenary
24 Nov 2020
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
25 Nov 2020
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
4 Dec 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
16 Dec 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
6 Jan 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies

7 Jan 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
5 Feb 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
10 Feb 2021
- Plenary sitting
- Debate in plenary
11 Feb 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
15 Feb 2021
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
16 Feb 2021
- Signed
26 Feb 2021
- Published in the Official Journal
8 Mar 2021
- Plenary sitting

7 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Markus Ferber	EPP	DE	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Derk Jan Eppink	ECR	NL	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Eero Heinäluoma	S&D	FI	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Ernest Urtasun	Greens/EFA	ES	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	José Gusmão	The Left	PT	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Maximilian Krah	PfE	DE	ECON
Shadow rapporteur	Stéphanie YON-COURTIN	Renew	FR	ECON

11 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 19 Nov 2020 and 3 Feb 2021. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

Eero Heinäluoma5
Irene Tinagli1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 6 of the 11 amendments.

By article

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 93
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 102
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – introductory part1
Recital 9 a (new)1
–1

10 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0208/2020Parliament
Proposal · COM(2020)0280Parliament
Text adopted · Directive 2021/0338Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 068 26.02.2021, p. 0014Commission
Report · PE657.375Parliament
Amendments · PE658.929Parliament
Agenda · PE663.034Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2021)133Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0046/2021Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0317/2020Parliament

Summary

Generated

This targeted amendment to MiFID II temporarily suspends pre-trade transparency requirements for systematic internalisers and adjusts position limits for commodity derivatives to support market liquidity during the pandemic. It primarily affects investment firms, trading venues, and participants in commodity derivatives markets. The legislation was adopted and entered into force in 2021.

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