
Article 1 
For the purposes of point (7) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, the recognised exchanges in Canada and set out in the Annex shall be considered as equivalent to regulated markets as defined in point (14) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Recognised exchanges in Canada referred to in Article 1:

((a)) Bourse de Montréal Inc.;
((b)) Canadian Securities Exchange;
((c)) ICE Futures Canada, Inc.;
((d)) NGX Inc.;
((e)) TSX Inc.;
((f)) TSX Venture Inc.;
((g)) Alpha Exchange Inc.;
((h)) Aequitas Neo Exchange Inc.
