Classification as an eligible counterparty under the first subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the right of such entities to request, either on a general form or on a trade-by-trade basis, treatment as clients whose business with the investment firm is subject to Articles 19, 21 and 22.
Uvrstitev kot primerna pogodbena stranka v skladu s prvim pododstavkom ne sme posegati v pravice takih subjektov, da na splošno ali za vsak posel posebej zahtevajo obravnavo kot stranke, za poslovanje katerih z investicijskim podjetjem veljajo členi 19, 21 in 22.