Article 9 1.

Relations with third countries shall be regulated in accordance with the relevant rules laid down in Article 15 of Directive 2004/39/EC.

For the purposes of this Directive, the terms ‘investment firm’ and ‘investment firms’ referred to in Article 15 of Directive 2004/39/EC shall mean, respectively, ‘management company’ and ‘management companies’; the term ‘providing investment services’ referred to in Article 15(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC shall mean ‘providing services’.