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I understand that the Rulebook is subject to Belgian law. Will the Legal Opinion (and any power of attorney prepared in relation to it) also be required to be subject to Belgian law?

No, the Legal Opinion and power of attorney may be governed by an appropriate governing law other than Belgian law. It is expected that a power of attorney or Legal Opinion will generally be governed by the law of the SEPA jurisdiction where the Applicant has its registered seat. However, where the Applicant is a licensed branch of a non SEPA-country institution, the Applicant will have to present two Legal Opinions: (i) one governed by the law of the SEPA country where the participating branch is licensed; and (ii) another governed by the law of the Applicant's home state (i.e., country of incorporation of the PSP).