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Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC · European Union

The powers referred to in paragraph 1 shall be exercised in conformity with national law and shall include, at least, the rights to: have access to any document in any form whatsoever and to receive a copy of it; demand information from any person and if necessary to summon and question a person with a view to obtaining information; carry out on-site inspections; require existing telephone and existing data traffic records; require the cessation of any practice that is contrary to the provisions adopted in the implementation of this Directive; request the freezing and/or the sequestration of assets; request temporary prohibition of professional activity; require authorised investment firms and regulated markets' auditors to provide information; adopt any type of measure to ensure that investment firms and regulated markets continue to comply with legal requirements; require the suspension of trading in a financial instrument; require the removal of a financial instrument from trading, whether on a regulated market or under other trading arrangements; refer matters for criminal prosecution; allow auditors or experts to carry out verifications or investigations.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.