DISP 2.6 What is the territorial scope of the relevant jurisdiction?

1. (1)

   The Compulsory Jurisdiction covers complaints about the activities of a firm (including its appointed representatives) , of a payment service provider (including agents of a payment institution), 11 of an electronic money issuer (including agents of an electronic money institution) or of a CBTL firm 11 carried on from an establishment in the United Kingdom.7

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2. (2)

   The Compulsory Jurisdiction also covers complaints about:9 7

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   1. (a)

      collective portfolio management services provided by an EEA UCITS management company managing a UCITS scheme; and9

   2. (b)

      AIFM management functions provided by an incoming EEA AIFM managing an authorised AIF;9

   from an establishment in another EEA State under the freedom to provide cross-border services.9

3. (3)

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4. (4)

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5. (5)

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6. (6)

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The Voluntary Jurisdiction covers only complaints about the activities of a VJ participant carried on from an establishment:519

1. (1)

   in the United Kingdom; or

2. (2)

   elsewhere in the EEA if the following conditions are met:

   1. (a)

      the activity is directed wholly or partly at the United Kingdom (or part of it);

   2. (b)

      contracts governing the activity are (or, in the case of a potential customer, would have been) made under the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland; and

   3. (c)

      the VJ participant has notified appropriate regulators in its Home State of its intention to participate in the Voluntary Jurisdiction.