EU · MiFID II · TITLE VI COMPETENT AUTHORITIES · CHAPTER I Designation, powers and redress procedures
Article 70 MiFID IISanctions for infringements
Requires Member States to provide effective, proportionate and dissuasive administrative sanctions and measures for all breaches of MiFID II and MiFIR (unless subject to criminal sanctions), applicable to firms and to management body members and other responsible persons. It lists the provisions whose breach must be sanctionable and the minimum sanctions, including public statements, cease-and-desist orders, withdrawal of authorisation, management bans and fines whose maximum must be at least EUR 5 million or 10% of annual turnover for legal persons (EUR 5 million for natural persons), or at least twice the profit gained or loss avoided.
Amendments and application dates
| Amending act | Change | Applies from |
|---|---|---|
| Directive (EU) 2019/2177 | Text inserted; Text deleted; Text amended | by 1 Jan 2022 |
| Directive (EU) 2024/790 | Text inserted; Text amended; Text deleted | 29 Sept 2025 |
Commentary
No law-firm commentary is linked to this provision yet.
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UK counterpart
UK transposition not traced in the FCA Handbook. It may sit in FSMA, the Regulated Activities Order or SI 2017/701, which are not yet mapped.
Version history
- From 28 Mar 2024
- From 23 Mar 2023 to 28 Mar 2024
- From 1 Jan 2022 to 23 Mar 2023
- From 1 Jul 2016 to 1 Jan 2022
- From 17 Sept 2014 to 1 Jul 2016
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