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Batteries Regulation
a machine-readable matrix code that links to information as required by this Regulation

qualified certificate for electronic seal

eIDAS Regulation
a certificate for an electronic seal, that is issued by a qualified trust service provider and meets the requirements laid down in Annex III

qualified certificate for electronic signature

eIDAS Regulation
a certificate for electronic signatures, that is issued by a qualified trust service provider and meets the requirements laid down in Annex I

qualified certificate for website authentication

eIDAS Regulation
a certificate for website authentication, which is issued by a qualified trust service provider and meets the requirements laid down in Annex IV

qualified electronic registered delivery service

eIDAS Regulation
an electronic registered delivery service which meets the requirements laid down in Article 44

qualified electronic seal

eIDAS Regulation
an advanced electronic seal, which is created by a qualified electronic seal creation device, and that is based on a qualified certificate for electronic seal

qualified electronic seal creation device

eIDAS Regulation
an electronic seal creation device that meets mutatis mutandis the requirements laid down in Annex II

qualified electronic signature

eIDAS Regulation
an advanced electronic signature that is created by a qualified electronic signature creation device, and which is based on a qualified certificate for electronic signatures

qualified electronic signature creation device

eIDAS Regulation
an electronic signature creation device that meets the requirements laid down in Annex II

qualified electronic time stamp

eIDAS Regulation
an electronic time stamp which meets the requirements laid down in Article 42

qualified entity

Collective Redress Directive
any organisation or public body representing consumers’ interests which has been designated by a Member State as qualified to bring representative actions in accordance with this Directive

qualified investors 2 definitions

MiCA
persons or entities that are listed in Section I, points (1) to (4), of Annex II to Directive 2014/65/EU
Prospectus Regulation
persons or entities that are listed in points (1) to (4) of Section I of Annex II to Directive 2014/65/EU, and persons or entities who are, on request, treated as professional clients in accordance with Section II of that Annex, or recognised as eligible counterparties in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2014/65/EU unless they have entered into an agreement to be treated as non-professional clients in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Section I of that Annex. For the purposes of applying the first sentence of this point, investment firms and credit institutions shall, upon request from the issuer, communicate the classification of their clients to the issuer subject to compliance with the relevant laws on data protection

qualified trust service 2 definitions

NIS2 Directive
a qualified trust service as defined in Article 3, point (17), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
eIDAS Regulation
a trust service that meets the applicable requirements laid down in this Regulation

qualified trust service provider 2 definitions

NIS2 Directive
a qualified trust service provider as defined in Article 3, point (20), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014
eIDAS Regulation
a trust service provider who provides one or more qualified trust services and is granted the qualified status by the supervisory body

qualifying central counterparty

CRR
a central counterparty that has been either authorised in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 or recognised in accordance with Article 25 of that Regulation

qualifying holding 9 definitions

CRD IV
qualifying holding as defined in point (36) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
a direct or indirect holding in an undertaking which represents 10 % or more of the capital or of the voting rights or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of that undertaking
EMIR
any direct or indirect holding in a CCP or trade repository which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market (26), taking into account the conditions regarding aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the CCP or trade repository in which that holding subsists
Investment Firms Regulation
a qualifying holding as defined in point (36) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
MiCA
any direct or indirect holding in an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or in a crypto-asset service provider which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (32), respectively, taking into account the conditions for the aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens or the management of the crypto-asset service provider in which that holding subsists
MiFID II
a direct or indirect holding in an investment firm which represents 10 % or more of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (44), taking into account the conditions regarding aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the investment firm in which that holding subsists
Reinsurance Directive
a direct or indirect holding in an undertaking which represents 10 % or more of the capital or of the voting rights or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the undertaking in which a holding subsists
SSM Regulation
a qualifying holding as defined in point 36 of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Solvency II Directive
a direct or indirect holding in an undertaking which represents 10 % or more of the capital or of the voting rights or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of that undertaking

quality assurance

Energy Union Governance Regulation
a planned system of review procedures to ensure that data quality objectives are met and that the best possible estimates and information are reported to support the effectiveness of the quality control programme and to assist Member States

quality control

Energy Union Governance Regulation
a system of routine technical activities to measure and control the quality of the information and estimates compiled with the purpose of ensuring data integrity, correctness and completeness, identifying and addressing errors and omissions, documenting and archiving data and other material used, and recording all quality assurance activities

quality of data

Energy Statistics Regulation
the following aspects of statistical quality: relevance, accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability, coherence and completeness.

quality schemes

PDO/PGI Quality Schemes Regulation
the schemes established under Titles II, III and IV

quantification

Methane Regulation
activities to determine the quantity of methane emissions by means of direct measurements or, where direct measurements are not feasible, based on other methods such as simulation tools, and other detailed engineering calculations or a combination of such methods

quantum chip

Chips Act
a device that processes information at the level of individual quantum systems, with a varying level of component integration on-chip depending on the quantum platform used, including platforms for quantum computing, communication, sensing or metrology

quartile pay band

Pay Transparency Directive
each of four equal groups of workers into which they are divided according to their pay levels, from the lowest to the highest