# Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 82: Binding mediation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The competent authorities may refer to ESMA situations where a request relating to one of the following has been rejected or has not been acted upon within a reasonable time:
(a) to carry out a supervisory activity, an on-the-spot verification, or an investigation, as provided for in Article 80; or
(b) to exchange information as provided for in Article 81.
2. In the situations referred to in paragraph 1, ESMA may act in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, without prejudice to the possibilities for refusing to act on a request for information provided for in Article 83 of this Directive and to the possibility of ESMA acting in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/65/article/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-65/article-82
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