In this section :
1° “Third-country firm” means a firm which, if its head office or registered office were situated in a Member State of the European Union, would be either a credit institution providing investment services or engaging in investment activities, or an investment firm;
2° “Home State” means the State in which the third-country firm has its registered office or, if, under its national law, it has no registered office, the State in which its effective management is exercised.