With the new version of the ISO standard 17442 that has been revised in April 2019 the LEI duty has been extended to individuals acting in a business capacity, such as self-employed natural persons acting in a business capacity as well as freelancers.
The EU specifies in MiFID II that the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) shall be used to uniquely identify the counterparties involved in a trade.
The LEI explained in two minutes!
Search the global LEI database here for LEIs and LEI reference data
Download our free whitepaper with important information about LEI here (only available in German).
Refer to Questions & Answers for tips on how to use the LEIReg.
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