durable medium
- (b) 36any instrument which enables the recipient to store information addressed personally to him36 in a way accessible for future reference for a period of time adequate for the purposes of the information and which allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored40. 40In particular, durable medium covers 40floppy disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs and 40hard drives of personal computers40on which4036
electronic mail is stored, but 40it excludes Internet sites, unless such sites meet the criteria specified in the first sentence of this paragraph40.122017(in relation to MiFID or equivalent third country business40, if the relevant rule implements the MiFID implementing Directive) the instrument used must be:36
- (i) appropriate to the context in which the business is to be carried on; and36
- (ii) specifically 40chosen by the recipient 40when offered the choice between that instrument and paper.36
- [Note: article 2(f) and Recital 20 of the Distance Marketing Directive, article 2(12) of the Insurance Mediation Directive and articles 2(2), 3(1) and 3(3) 40of the MiFID implementing Directive] 36