For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions apply:
(1) "financial institutions" means any undertaking that is subject to regulation and supervision pursuant to any of the legislative acts referred to in Article 1(2);
(1a) "financial sector operator" means an "entity" as referred to in Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2015/849, which is either a financial institution as defined in point (1) of this Article or in point (1) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 or a "financial market participant" as defined in point (1) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010;
(2) "competent authorities" means: (i) competent authorities as defined in point (40) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, including the European Central Bank with regard to matters relating to the tasks conferred on it by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013; (ii) with regard to Directive 2002/65/EC, the authorities and bodies competent for ensuring compliance with the requirements of tha
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