Textual twins
EIOPA Regulation Art. 16b and ESMA Regulation Art. 16b where the texts differ
textually similar (0.996) · paired on both acts' texts of 10 November 2025 · headings the same
EIOPA Regulation Art. 16b and ESMA Regulation Art. 16b are textually similar: their words match at a ratio of 0.996, where 1 is identical text. That says nothing about what either provision requires, or whether one should change because the other did.
EIOPA Regulation Art. 16b on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · ESMA Regulation Art. 16b on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex) · EIOPA Regulation Art. 16b: its history · ESMA Regulation Art. 16b: its history
Where the texts differ
Each passage is a differing span with up to 6 unchanged words either side, from the text as compared, spacing collapsed, and cut at 400 characters where it ends […]. It is an excerpt for reading where the two differ, not the verbatim text.
| Passage | EIOPA Regulation Art. 16b | ESMA Regulation Art. 16b |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a question to the Authority, financial institutions shall consider whether to address the | a question to the Authority, financial market participants shall consider whether to address the |
Aligned sub-provisions
EIOPA Regulation first, then ESMA Regulation, each with its word ratio.
- Art. 16b(1) and Art. 16b(1) · 0.988
- Art. 16b(1)(1) and Art. 16b(1)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(1)(2) and Art. 16b(1)(2) · 0.939
- Art. 16b(1)(3) and Art. 16b(1)(3) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(2) and Art. 16b(2) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(2)(1) and Art. 16b(2)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(3) and Art. 16b(3) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(3)(1) and Art. 16b(3)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(4) and Art. 16b(4) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(4)(1) and Art. 16b(4)(1) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(5) and Art. 16b(5) · 1.000
- Art. 16b(5)(1) and Art. 16b(5)(1) · 1.000
Changes since the texts were paired
The record holds no change to either provision after the versions they were paired on.