Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending certain Regulations as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point
Date: 2021-11-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: European Securities and Markets Authority, access to information, capital market, data collection, digital single market, disclosure of information, financial legislation, financial services, information system, open data

EN 

  EN 

   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 25.11.2021  COM(2021) 725 final 2021/0380 (COD)  Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending certain Regulations as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point (Text with EEA relevance) {SEC(2021) 572 final} - {SWD(2021) 344 final} - {SWD(2021) 345 final}  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

• 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Reasons for and objectives of the proposal 

The establishment of a European Single Access Point (ESAP) by 2024 is a flagship action of 
the  Capital  Markets  Union  (CMU)  Action  Plan  adopted  by  the  European  Commission  in 
September  20201.  ESAP  will  contribute  to  the  achievement  of  the  CMU’s  objectives  by 
providing  EU-wide  access  to  information  published  by  entities  that  is  relevant  to  capital 
markets,  financial  services  and  sustainable  finance,  i.e.  mainly  information  about  their 
economic activities and products. ESAP will provide access to this information in an efficient 
and non-discriminatory manner. 

Information  about  entities’  activities  and  products  is  essential  for  decision-making  by 
providers  of  capital.  ESAP  will  contribute  to  further  integrating  the  financial  services  and 
capital markets in the single market, to allocating capital more efficiently across the EU and 
promoting the development of smaller national capital markets and economies by giving them 
greater visibility. ESAP will also allow non-listed entities including small and medium-sized 
enterprises  (SMEs)  to  make  available  information  on  a  voluntary  basis.  This  will  facilitate 
their access to capital. 

This proposal is part of a package comprised of: 

– 

– 

– 

a proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Single Access Point; 

a proposal for a Directive amending certain Directives; and 

a proposal for a Regulation amending certain Regulations (this proposal).  

Amendments to certain regulations is necessary to achieve the above objectives to contribute 
to the integration of the single market, particularly as regards the collection of information to 
be made available to ESAP. 

• 

Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area 

This  proposal  builds  on  the  requirements  of  existing  legislation  in  the  field  of  financial 
services, capital markets and sustainable finance. For capital markets to function efficiently, it 
is  essential  to  have  a  regular  flow  of  relevant,  reliable,  complete,  timely and  comparable 
company information towards market participants and other stakeholders. 

This proposal does not create any new reporting obligation in terms of content, but builds on 
existing disclosure requirements foreseen in the EU legal acts amended by this proposal. 

• 

Consistency with other Union policies 

This proposal contributes to the implementation of the European strategy for data set-out in a 
Commission  Communication  of  February  20202  by  enabling  the  availability  of  relevant 
information  in  a  financial  common  European  data  space.  ESAP  is  part  of  the  European 
financial data spaces presented in the strategy. 

1 

2 

Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A capital markets union for people 
and businesses-new action plan, 24.9.2020, COM/2020/590 final 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions,  A  European  strategy  for  data, 
19.02.2020, COM/2020/66 final. 

EN 

1 

  EN 

                                                 
In  its  Strategy  for  Financing  the  Transition  to  a  Sustainable  Economy3,  the  Commission 
placed sustainable finance at the heart of the financial system and as a precondition to create 
an enabling framework for private investments in sustainable projects and activities.  

In  addition,  this  proposal contributes  to  the  achievement  of  the  objectives  of  the  European 
Green  Deal4  and  the  Strategy  for  Financing  the  Transition  to  a  Sustainable  Economy  by 
addressing  the  availability  and  usability  of  information  about  the  sustainability  of  European 
entities’ activities. 

2. 

• 

LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 

Legal basis 

An EU intervention to reduce fragmentation, by ways of a single access point would further 
contribute  to  integrating  the  single  market  by  removing  obstacles  to  the  circulation  of 
information within the Union. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) 
confers  upon  the  European  institutions  the  competence  to  lay  down  appropriate  provisions 
that have as their object the establishment and functioning of the internal market (Article 114 
TFEU).  

• 

Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)  

The  objectives  of  this  initiative  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States 
individually.  The  Member  States  have  currently  certain  leeway  for  the  design  of  rules  on 
mechanisms and formats of corporate reporting obligations set out by the EU legislation. The 
resulting  geographical  and  thematic  fragmentation  of  disclosure  mechanisms  and  formats  is 
pervasive  in  the  Union  and  increases  access  and  processing  costs  for  users  of  corporate 
information.  Further 
this 
fragmentation  unless  they  move  in  the  same  direction  to  build  a  single  access  point  and 
address a number of barriers, which is unlikely without a coordinated approach. 

individual  actions  by  Member  States  would  not  reduce 

Therefore, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as 
set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. 

• 

Proportionality 

In  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  as  set  out  in  Article  5  of  the  Treaty  on 
European Union, this initiative does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the 
objectives  of  this  initiative.  This  proposal  will  not  add  or  modify  reporting  obligations  in 
terms of content. In order to minimise the burden on entities and national authorities, ESAP 
builds as much as possible on the existing data reporting channels and infrastructure. 

• 

Choice of the instrument 

An Omnibus Regulation is considered to be the most appropriate legal instrument to amend 
existing  Regulations  to  establish  ESAP  since  most  of  the  provisions  therein  are  specifying 
which  public  information  should  be  submitted  to  ESAP  via  a  collection  body.  Moreover,  a 
Regulation  will  eliminate  the  risk  of  unnecessary  divergences  between  national  laws  as 

3 

4 

Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions,  Strategy  for  Financing  the 
Transition to a Sustainable Economy, 06.07.2021, COM(2021) 390.. 
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, 
the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The European green 
deal, 11.12.2019, COM/2019/640 final.. 

EN 

2 

  EN 

                                                 
regards the metadata to be included by entities in the information published and the tasks to 
be carried out by the collection bodies, which is crucial for a well-functioning ESAP.  

3. 

• 

RESULTS 
CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

EX-POST 

EVALUATIONS, 

OF 

STAKEHOLDER 

Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation 

The impact assessment accompanying this proposal draws on - inter alia - the fitness check of 
the  EU  framework  for  public  reporting  by  entities  published  by  the  Commission  in  April 
20215. A key  finding of this  fitness  check is  the  need to  tap the potential of digital  tools to 
improve access to, use and re-use of regulated information disclosed by entities. In particular, 
the  fitness  check  highlighted  the  lack  of  an  EU-wide  single  point  of  access  to  regulated 
information and limited machine readability of information disclosed by entities. 

• 

Stakeholder consultations 

The  consultation  process  and  its  main  conclusions  on  which  this  proposal  is  based  are 
summarised  in  Annex  2  of  the  Impact  Assessment  accompanying  the  proposal  for  a 
Regulation  establishing  ESAP6.  Consultation  activities 
targeted  online 
consultation,  workshops  with  various  categories  of  relevant  stakeholders,  and  input  from 
relevant  expert  groups  established  by  the  Commission,  in  particular  the  High-Level  Forum 
(HLF) on the CMU7. 

included  a 

In  general,  all  consulted  stakeholder  groups  welcomed  the  Commission’s  initiative  on  the 
ESAP  and  expressed  their  support  for  a  phased-in  implementation  to  prioritise  and  make 
available  the  information  on  ESAP  in  different  phases.  Stakeholders  also  emphasised  the 
importance  of  using  a  ‘file  once’  principle.  Preparers  of  the  information  to  be  reported 
publicly  and  SMEs  also  underlined  the  need  to  avoid  creating  additional  administrative 
burdens, including no new reporting obligations introduced for entities. 

The  majority  of  the  stakeholders  supported  a  broad  scope  of  information  to  be  included  in 
ESAP  covering  both  financial  and  sustainability-related  information.  The  vast  majority  of 
stakeholders  believed  that  the  standardisation  of  information  under  a  common  reporting 
framework  with  common  schemes  and  metadata  would  be  useful  to  address  the  challenges 
regarding comparability, reliability, and reusability of information. They also mentioned that 
the absence of such common standards is one of the main barriers users and society face when 
they process financial and environment social and governance (ESG)-related information. 

Most  stakeholders  have  similar  views  on  the  infrastructure  dimension  and  on  how  ESAP 
should  collect  information,  and  suggest  that  ESAP  should  build  on  the  existing  national  or 
European  reporting  channels.  In  addition,  stakeholders  called  for  information  to  be  made 
available through ESAP at the same time that it is published in any other mean or channel. 

• 

Collection and use of expertise 

The impact assessment accompanying this proposal also draws on data available from desktop 
research and in particular from the following studies and expertise: 

5 
6 
7 

SWD/2021/81 final, 21 April 2021. 
SWD(2021)XXX of [date]. 
The  HLF  recommended  that  ESAP  should  provide  access  “to  entities’  public  financial  and  non-
financial  information,  as  well  as  other  financial  product  or  activity-relevant  public  information  […], 
which shall be freely accessible to the public and free of fees or license use.” See Final Report of the 
High  Level  Forum  on  the  Capital  Markets  Union:  A  New  Vision  for  Europe’s  Capital  markets,  June 
2020. 

EN 

3 

  EN 

                                                 
– 

– 

– 

Study  on  the  “Regulatory  framework  analysis  for  potential  integration  into  the 
European Electronic Access Point (EEAP)”8; 

“Impact Assessment study on the list of High Value Datasets to be made available by 
the Member States under the Open Data Directive”9; 

Expertise  provided  by  Business  Reporting  -  Advisory  Group  (BR-AG),  a  company 
contracted specifically to assist the Commission for this initiative. 

The  material  gathered  and  used  to  feed  the impact  assessment  was  generally  factual  or 
otherwise  coming  from  reputable  and  well-recognised  sources  that  act  as  benchmarks  and 
reference  points  for  the  topic.  Input  received  from  stakeholders  during  the  consultation 
activities was generally treated as opinions, unless of factual nature. 

• 

Impact assessment 

The  Impact  Assessment  accompanying  this  proposal  was  examined  by  the  Regulatory 
Scrutiny  Board  on  22  July  2021.  The  Board  gave  a  positive  opinion  providing  a  few 
comments,  which  were  addressed  by  the  Commission  in  the  final  version  of  the  Impact 
Assessment (details are provided in Annex 1 thereof). 

The Impact Assessment analyses several policy options to achieve the specific objectives of 
enabling  seamless  and  integrated  access  to  the  relevant  entities'  public  information  and  to 
increase the digital use (and re-use) of such information. The possible policy options that are 
relevant  for  this  proposal  relate  to  the  following  dimensions:  (1)  scope  of  the  information 
accessible via ESAP; (2) format of the information accessible via ESAP; (3) collection of the 
information accessible via ESAP and interconnection of existing collection points. These are 
the core aspects in terms of addressing the identified problems and they are also the principal 
determinants of costs. 

The following aspects were also assessed, although they are considered to be more technical 
and less crucial for the achievement of ESAP specific objectives: (i) timeliness of information 
accessibility  via  ESAP;  (ii)  ensuring  data  integrity  and  credibility  of  the  source;  (iii)  grand 
fathering;  (iv)  retention  period;  (v)  principles  about  “voluntary  information”  which  will  be 
accessible via ESAP. 

• 

Regulatory fitness and simplification 

This  proposal  addresses  mainly  the  designation  of  collection  bodies  needed  for  the 
establishment of ESAP. By streamlining disclosure channels, ESAP will bring simplification 
and  improved  efficiency  mainly  on  the  demand  side  (users),  with  reduced  search  and 
processing costs, and to some extent to entities in terms of filing obligations. 

• 

Fundamental rights 

This proposal respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular 
by the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union. ESAP will improve access 
to information that include personal data. This is necessary to promote data-driven innovation 
in  finance,  help  integrate  European  capital  markets,  channel  investments  into  sustainable 
activities, and bring efficiencies for consumers and businesses. At the same time, ESAP will 
improve access only to those personal data that have to be processed pursuant Union law or 

8 
9 

ISBN 978-92-76-13304-9. 
ISBN 978-92-76-25267-2. 

EN 

4 

  EN 

                                                 
another  legal  basis  pursuant  to  Regulation  (EU)  2016/67910,  as  this  proposal  does  not 
introduce new data reporting requirements in addition to those that already exist.  

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

This proposal addresses mainly the entities filing information and the collection bodies.  

In order to optimally achieve the objectives of this initiative, this proposal holds no additional 
implications  in  terms  of  costs  than  what  is  exposed  in  the  Legal  Financial  Statement  and 
Budgetary implications of the proposal for a Regulation establishing a ESAP for national or 
EU  collection  bodies  (Officially  Appointed  Mechanisms,  National  Competent  Authorities, 
European  Supervisory  Authorities  referred  to  in  the  context  of  EU  legislation  on  financial 
services, capital markets and sustainability).  

For  the  collection  bodies,  the  costs  for  the  interconnection  of  the  EU/national  collection 
bodies with ESAP (mainly based on the development of Application Programming Interfaces) 
are estimated to be around EUR 50 800 at individual level (one-off), while annual recurring 
costs  would  be  around  EUR  6  500  at  individual  level.  In  some  cases,  there  are  strong 
synergies with existing tasks carried or projects already planned by collection bodies, such as 
the  recent  proposal  to  amend  the  Regulation  (EU)  No  575/2013  in  order  to  empower  the 
European Banking Authority (EBA) to centralise the publication of institutions’ annual, semi-
annual and quarterly prudential disclosures. The EBA will act as the collection body for this 
information  in  the  context  of  ESAP11.  This  proposal  also  builds  on  the  existing  Officially 
Appointed  Mechanisms  that  currently  collect  regulated  information  from  issuers  of 
transferable  securities  listed  on  EU  regulated  markets  pursuant  to  the  Transparency 
Directive12. 

Costs for the filing entities (filing costs) would amount to EUR 800 per year, comprised of the 
costs  for  obtaining  a  legal  entity  identifier,  signing  tools,  a  digital  certificate,  and  potential 
filing fees charged by the collection bodies (higher bound estimate – the funding of collection 
bodies’  funding  will  a  national  prerogative,  and  may  commonly  include  public  funding). 
These costs would represent EUR 121.4 million annually for the filing entities altogether. 

Budgetary  implications  of  the  above  on  national  budgets  cannot  be  predicted  with  certainty 
beyond  the  examination  of  costs,  as  this  will  depend  on  many  factors,  including  whether  a 
collection body is public or private, their current funding arrangements, etc.  

The  Commission provides  a  tailor-made  expertise  via  Technical  Support  Initiative  (TSI)  to 
help EU Member States design and implement growth enhancing reforms in a wide range of 
policy  areas.  The Commission’s  TSI  programme  can partially  fund the  technical  support  for 
the implementation of ESAP by National Competent Authorities, upon their request. Through 
the  TSI  programme,  the  Commission  will  also  provide  input  on  the  practical  aspects  of 
reforms.  This  can take the form of strategic or legal  advice, studies, training and in-country 
missions by experts. Funding provided through the TSI is based on annual request rounds. 

10 

11 

12 

Regulation  (EU)  2016/679  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  27  April  2016  on  the 
protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of 
such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, 
p. 1). 
See the Commission’s proposals for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards 
requirements  for  credit  risk,  credit  valuation  adjustment  risk,  operational  risk,  market  risk  and  the 
output floor, in particular the amendments to Article 433. 
See  Article  21(1)  of  Directive  2004/109/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  15 
December 2004 as amended. 

EN 

5 

  EN 

                                                 
5. 

• 

OTHER ELEMENTS 

Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements 

This proposal does not require an implementation plan. 

Monitoring  certain  elements  of  this  proposal,  in  particular  as  regards  the  extent  of  machine 
readability of the information, would be a task for ESMA, as per the proposal for a Regulation 
establishing ESAP. 

The proposal for a Regulation establishing ESAP includes a review clause for the package. 

• 

Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal 

Each  Article  of  this  proposal  amends  a  specific  Regulation  among  the  ones  listed  in  the 
Annex  to  the  proposal  for  a  Regulation  establishing  ESAP,  by  introducing  an  additional 
provision regulating the following specific aspects to enable the functioning of ESAP: 

(1) 

Disclosure and format of certain information 

This  additional  provision  specifies  that  any  information,  document  and  report  made  public 
under  EU  law  by  an  entity  (including  credit  rating  agencies,  funds,  central  counterparties, 
central  securities  depositories,  issuers  of  securities,  auditors  or  credit  institutions,  as 
applicable), will have to be submitted to the collection body in a data extractable format or in 
a machine-readable format, where relevant, simultaneously with their publication.  

This  provision  also  specifies  that  any  information,  document  and  report  that  is  to  be  made 
public, must be accompanied by a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, point (27), 
of Regulation (EU) No 910/201413 of the European Parliament and of the Council and must 
include at least the following metadata: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the name of the entity submitting the information; 

the legal entity identifier; 

the size of the entity; 

the type of information; 

the specific period of time for the information to be made publicly available, where 
relevant. 

The relevant European Supervisory Authority (i.e. ESMA, EBA or EIOPA), based on a cost-
benefit analysis, will develop draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

– 

– 

– 

the specific metadata to be included in the information; 

the data structuring of the information; 

the machine-readable format. 

The Commission is empowered to adopt those implementing technical standards by means of 
implementing acts. 

(2) 

Designation of collection bodies 

13 

Regulation  (EU)  No 910/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  23 July  2014  on 
electronic  identification  and  trust  services  for  electronic  transactions  in  the  internal  market  and 
repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73). 

EN 

6 

  EN 

                                                 
This provision specifies the relevant collection body to which a filing entity should submit the 
information.  Where  a  collection  body  is  already  identified  within  a  Regulation,  it  will  be 
specifically  designated  for  the  purpose  of  collecting  information  for  the  purpose  of  ESAP. 
When no collection body can be identified within a Regulation for the purpose of ESAP, the 
task of being collection bodies for the purpose of ESAP is devolved on officially appointed 
mechanisms established under Directive 2004/109/EC (Transparency Directive). 

(3) 

Application date 

The application date specified in each Article determines when a specific Regulation and its 
of  ESAP.
start 
related 

obligations  will 

disclosure 

falling 

scope 

the 

in 

EN 

7 

  EN 

2021/0380 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending certain Regulations as regards the establishment and functioning of the 
European single access point 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 114 thereof,  

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee14, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

14 
15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

In  the  Capital  Markets  Union  (CMU)  Action  Plan15,  the  Commission  proposed to 
improve public access to entities’ financial and non-financial information by building 
a European Single Access Point (ESAP). The Commission Digital Finance Strategy16 
set out general lines on how Europe can support the digital transformation of finance 
in the coming years, and in particular to promote a data-driven finance. In the  Strategy 
for  Financing  the  Transition  to  a  Sustainable  Economy17,  the  Commission  placed 
sustainable  finance  at  the  heart  of  the  financial  system  as  a  key  means  to  achieve 
the green transition of the EU economy, as part of the Green Deal18.  

ESAP  is  to  be  established  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  XXX/XXX  of  the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  [ESAP  Regulation]19  in  order  to  enable  an 
easy  access  to  data  for  decision  makers  in  the  economy  and  society  to  make  sound 
decisions  that  serve  the  efficient  functioning  of  the  market.  Rolling  out  common 
European  data  spaces  in  crucial  sectors,  including  the  financial  sector,  would  serve 

OJ C [...], [...], p. [...].. . 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A capital markets union for people 
and businesses-new action plan, 24.9.2020, COM/2020/590 final.. 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A digital finance strategy for the 
EU, 24.09.2020, COM/2020/591 final.. 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions,  Strategy  for  financing  the 
transition to a sustainable economy, 06.07.2021, COM/2021/390 final.. 
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, 
the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The European green 
deal, 11.12.2019, COM/2019/640 final.. 
[OP: Please insert corresponding footnote: full title and OJ reference]. 

EN 

8 

  EN 

                                                 
(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

that purpose. The financial world is expected to undergo a digital transformation in the 
coming  years,  and  the  Union  should  support  this,  in  particular  by  promoting  data-
driven  finance.  Furthermore,  putting  sustainable  finance  at  the  heart  of  the  financial 
system is a key means to achieving a green transition of the Union economy. For the 
green transition to succeed through sustainable finance, it is essential that information 
related to the sustainability of businesses is easily accessible to investors so that they 
are  better  informed  when  making  decisions  about  investments.  For  those  purposes, 
public access to financial and non-financial information on natural or natural persons 
required to make information public, or submitting financial and sustainability-related 
information about their economic activities to a collection body on a voluntary basis 
(‘entities’)  needs  to  be  improved.  An  efficient  means  to  do  so  at  Union  level  is  to 
establish  a  centralised  platform,  ESAP,  giving  electronic  access  to  all  relevant 
information.  

ESAP should provide the public with an easy centralised access to information about 
entities  and  their  products  in  relation  to financial  services,  capital  markets  and 
sustainability that entities and authorities are required to publish in accordance with a 
number of Directives in that field . In any case, any natural or legal person may submit 
information about  its  economic  activities  of  relevance  to  financial  services,  or  to 
capital markets or concerning sustainability to a collection body with a view to making 
that information accessible on ESAP in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 
XXX/XXX [ESAP Regulation].  

A  number  of  Regulations  in  the  field  of  financial  services,  capital  markets  and 
sustainability should be amended in order to enable the functioning of ESAP. To allow 
for a sound and efficient functioning of ESAP in a proportionate manner, the scaling-
up of the collection and submission of the information would need to be gradual.  

For  the  functioning  of  ESAP,  collection  bodies  should  be  designated  to  collect  from 
the  relevant  entities  the  information  in  relation  to  financial  services,  capital  markets 
and sustainability. In the absence of a collection body already established under Union 
law,  Member  States  shall  designate  one  of  the  Officially  Appointed  Mechanisms 
established  under  Directive  2004/109/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council20 to collect and store the information, and notify the European Securities and 
Markets  Authority  (ESMA)  accordingly.  That  Officially  Appointed  Mechanism 
should act  as a collection body as defined  in Article 2, point (2) of  Regulation  (EU) 
XXXX/XXX [ESAP Regulation] and should carry out the specific tasks set out in that 
Regulation.  Where  a  European  Supervisory  Authority  or  a  competent  authority  is 
required  under  Union  law  to  draw-up  and  publish  on  its  website  information  on  the 
relevant  entities  and  their  financial  products  in  relation  to  financial  services,  capital 
markets and sustainability, that authority should act as a collection body as defined in 
Article  2,  point  (2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XXXX/XXX  [ESAP  Regulation].  That 
authority  should  publish  information  in  a  data  extractable  format,  include  the  names 
and,  where  available,  the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  entity,  and  specify  the  type  of 
information. 

(6) 

To  ensure  that  ESAP  provides  timely  access  to  information  that  is  relevant  for 
financial  services,  capital  markets  and  sustainability  as  set  out  in  Regulation  (EU) 

20 

Directive  2004/109/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  15  December  2004  on  the 
harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are 
admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, 
p. 38). 

EN 

9 

  EN 

                                                 
(7) 

(8) 

XXXX/XXX  [ESAP  Regulation],  entities  should  submit  their  information  to  a 
collection body at the same time as they make that information public. 

In  order  for  the  information  to  be  digitally  usable,  entities  should  submit  to  the 
collection bodies the information in a data extractable format or, where required under 
Union  law,  in  a  machine-readable  format.  Entities  should  also  accompany  the 
information they submit to the collection bodies with the metadata requested by those 
collection  bodies.  The  Commission  should  be  empowered  to  adopt  implementing 
technical  standards  developed  by  the  relevant  European  Supervisory  Authority 
specifying  the  metadata  for  each  piece  of  information,  the  data  structuring  of  the 
information  and  information  for  which  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and 
which machine-readable format is to be used in that case.  

Entities  should  be  held  responsible  for  the  information  they  submit  to  the  collection 
bodies.  Ensuring  data  integrity  and  credibility  of  the  source  would  enable  to  protect 
entities from undue alteration of their information, and build public trust in ESAP. To 
that  purpose,  documents  submitted  by  entities  to  the  collection  bodies  should be 
accompanied  by a  qualified  electronic  seal  included  by  the  reporting  entity on  the 
information  submitted  to  the  collection  bodies  where  such  seal  is  required,  in 
accordance  with  specifications  set  out  in  Regulation  (EU)  XXXX/XXX  [ESAP 
Regulation]. 

(9) 

The  European  Data  Protection  Supervisor  was  consulted  in  accordance  with  Article 
42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/172521 and delivered an opinion on [insert date]22. 

(10)  Since  the  objective  of  this  Regulation,  namely  to  harmonise  the  disclosure 
requirements  for  the  public  information  that  should  be  accessible  through  ESAP, 
cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason its 
scale or effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in 
accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  as  set  out  in  Article  5  of  the  Treaty  on 
European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that 
Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that 
objective.  

(11)  The following Regulations should therefore be amended accordingly: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies23; 

Regulation  (EU)  No  236/2012  on  short  selling  and  certain  aspects  of  credit 
default swaps24;  

Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and 
trade repositories25;  
Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds26; 

21 

22 
23 

24 

25 

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the 
protection of natural persons with regard to the  processing of personal data by the Union institutions, 
bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 
45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39). 
OJ C [...], [...], p. [...]. 
Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 
on credit rating agencies (OJ L 302, 17.11.2009, p. 1). 
Regulation  (EU)  No  236/2012  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14  March  2012  on 
short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (OJ L 86, 24.3.2012, p. 1). 
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC 
derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1). 

EN 

10 

  EN 

                                                 
– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds27; 

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions 
and investment28; 

Regulation  (EU)  No  537/2014  on  specific  requirements  regarding  statutory 
audit of public-interest entities29; 
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation)30;  
Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 on markets in financial instruments31;  

Regulation  (EU)  No  909/2014  on  improving  securities  settlement  in  the 
European Union and on central securities depositories32;  

Regulation  (EU)  No  1286/2014  on  key  information  documents  for  packaged 
retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs)33;  
Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on European long-term investment funds34;  

Regulation 
transactions and of reuse35;  

(EU)  2015/2365  on 

transparency  of  securities 

financing 

Regulation  (EU)  2016/1011  on  indices  used  as  benchmarks  in  financial 
instruments  and  financial  contracts  or  to  measure  the  performance  of 
investment36;  

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

Regulation  (EU)  No  345/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  17  April  2013  on 
European venture capital funds (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 1). 
Regulation  (EU)  No  346/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  17  April  2013  on 
European social entrepreneurship funds (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 18). 
Regulation  (EU)  No  575/2013  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  26  June  2013  on 
prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 
648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1). 
Regulation  (EU)  No  537/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  16  April  2014  on 
specific  requirements  regarding  statutory  audit  of  public-interest  entities  and  repealing  Commission 
Decision 2005/909/EC (OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 77). 
Regulation  (EU)  No  596/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  16  April  2014  on 
market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC (OJ L 173, 
12.6.2014, p. 1). 
Regulation  (EU)  No  600/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  15  May  2014  on 
markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 
84). 
Regulation  (EU)  No  909/2014  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  23  July  2014  on 
improving  securities  settlement  in  the  European  Union  and  on  central  securities  depositories  and 
amending  Directives  98/26/EC  and  2014/65/EU  and  Regulation  (EU)  No  236/2012  (OJ  L  257, 
28.8.2014, p. 1). 
Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 
on  key  information  documents  for  packaged  retail  and  insurance-based  investment  products  (PRIIPs) 
(OJ L 352, 9.12.2014, p. 1). 
Regulation  (EU)  2015/760  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  29  April  2015  on 
European long-term investment funds (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 98). 
Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of the European Parliament and of the Council of  25 November 2015 on 
transparency  of  securities  financing  transactions  and  of  reuse  and  amending  Regulation  (EU)  No 
648/2012 (OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 1). 
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices 
used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of 
investment  funds  and  amending  Directives  2008/48/EC  and  2014/17/EU  and  Regulation  (EU)  No 
596/2014 (OJ L 171, 29.6.2016, p. 1). 

EN 

11 

  EN 

                                                                                                                                                         
– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 on the prospectus to be published when securities 
are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market37;  
Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 on money market funds38;  

Regulation  (EU)  2019/1238  on  a  pan-European  Personal  Pension  Product 
(PEPP)39; 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 on the prudential requirements of investment40; 

Regulation  (EU)  2019/2088  on  sustainability‐related  disclosures  in  the 
financial services sector41;  

Regulation  (EU)  2020/852  on  the  establishment  of  a  framework  to  facilitate 
sustainable investment42;  

Regulation  (EU)  2021/23  on  a  framework  for  the  recovery  and  resolution  of 
central counterparties43, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 

In Regulation (EC) 1060/2009 the following Article 13a is inserted: 

1. 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

42 

43 

‘Article 13a 
Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

From 1 January 2026, when making public any information pursuant to Article 8(1), 
Article 8(6) and Article 8(7), Article 8a(1), Article 8a(3), Article 10(1), Article 10(4), 
Article  11(1),  and  Article  12,  credit  rating  agencies  shall  submit that  information 
to the relevant collection body referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article at the same 
time for  accessibility on  ESAP established  under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX 
[ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

Regulation  (EU)  2017/1129  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14  June  2017  on  the 
prospectus  to  be  published  when  securities  are  offered  to  the  public  or  admitted  to  trading  on  a 
regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC (OJ L 168, 30.6.2017, p. 12). 
Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on money 
market funds (OJ L 169, 30.6.2017, p. 8). 
Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-
European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 1). 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on 
the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 
No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/2014 (OJ L 314, 5.12.2019, p. 1). 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on 
sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector (OJ L 317, 9.12.2019, p. 1). 
Regulation  (EU)  2020/852  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  18  June  2020  on  the 
establishment  of  a  framework  to  facilitate  sustainable  investment,  and  amending  Regulation  (EU) 
2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13). 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/23  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  16  December  2020  on  a 
framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties and amending Regulations (EU) No 
1095/2010,  (EU)  No  648/2012,  (EU)  No  600/2014,  (EU)  No  806/2014  and  (EU)  2015/2365  and 
Directives  2002/47/EC,  2004/25/EC,  2007/36/EC,  2014/59/EU  and  (EU)  2017/1132  (OJ  L  22, 
22.1.2021, p. 1). 

EN 

12 

  EN 

                                                 
(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where  required  under  Union  law,  in  a  machine-readable  format  as  defined  in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the credit rating agencies submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier of the credit rating agency specified pursuant to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXX[ESAP Regulation]; 

the  size  of  the  credit  rating  agency  by  category  specified  pursuant  to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(ii) credit rating agencies shall acquire the 
legal  entity  identifier  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  information  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be ESMA.  

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  Article  5(3),  Article  8d(2),  Article  11(2),  Article  11a(1), 
Article 11a(2), Article 18(3), Article 24(5), and Article 36d(1), the collection body as 
defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation] 
shall  be  ESMA.  That  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as 
defined  in  Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation], 
include the name, where available, and the legal entity identifier of the credit rating 
agency  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  that  Regulation,  and  the  type  of 
information as classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests. 

EN 

13 

  EN 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC  (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 2 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 236/2012 

In Regulation (EU) 236/2012, the following Article 11a is inserted: 

‘Article 11a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2024, when making public any information pursuant to Article 6(1), 
the  natural  or  legal  person  shall  submit that  information  to the  relevant  collection 
body referred to  in  paragraph 3 of this Article at  the same time for accessibility on 
ESAP established  under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the natural or legal person submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier of the person specified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the legal person by category specified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

EN 

14 

  EN 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(ii) the relevant natural or legal person shall 
acquire  the  legal  entity  identifier  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  information  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be the national competent authority.  

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

2. 

3. 

4. 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 3 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 648/2012 

In Regulation (EU) 648/2012, the following Article 38a is inserted: 

‘Article 38a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

EN 

15 

  EN 

1. 

From  1  January  2026,  when  making  public  any  information  pursuant  to  Article 
26(7), Article 28(2), Article 38(1), Article 38(3) second subparagraph, Article 38(4), 
Article  38(5),  Article  39(7),  Article  39(8),  and  Article  49(3),  CCPs  and  clearing 
members shall submit that information to the relevant collection body referred to in 
paragraph  3  of  this  Article  at  the  same  time for  accessibility  on  ESAP established 
under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the CCP submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier of the CCP specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  size  of  the  CCP  by  category  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(ii),  CCPs  and  clearing  members  shall 
acquire  the  legal  entity  identifier  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  the  [ESAP 
Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  information  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be ESMA.  

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  Article  6(1),  Article  18(2),  second  subparagraph,  Article 
25(4),  fourth  subparagraph,  Article  25m(1),  Article  25q(3),  Article  59(3),  Article 
68(1),  Article  73(3),  and  Article  77(2),  fourth  subparagraph,  the  collection  body  as 
defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation] 
shall  be  ESMA.  That  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as 
defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation], 
include  the  names  and,  where  available,  the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  CCPs  and 
clearing  members  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  that  Regulation,  and  the 
type of information as classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information referred to in Article 12(2), the collection bodies as defined in Article 2, 
point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  shall  be  the  national 

2. 

3. 

EN 

16 

  EN 

competent authorities. That information shall be prepared in a data extractable format 
as defined in Article 2, point (3), of the [ESAP Regulation], include the names and, 
where  available,  the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  CCP  and  clearing  members  as 
specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information  as 
classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a)  

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(a) 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a cost-benefit analysis. For the purposes of point (c), ESMA shall carry out a cost-
benefit analysis. For the purposes of point (c), ESMA shall assess the advantages and 
disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct  appropriate  field 
tests. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 4 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 345/2013 

In Regulation (EU) 345/2013, the following Article 13a is inserted: 

‘Article 13a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

From  1  January  2026,  in  order  to  make  accessible  on  ESAP  established  under  the 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of 
the  Council*  the  information  referred  to  in  Article  17(1),  the  collection  body  as 
defined in Article 2, point (2), of that Regulation shall be ESMA. That information 
shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (3),  of 

EN 

17 

  EN 

Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names,  where 
available, and the  legal  entity identifier of the fund  as  specified pursuant to  Article 
7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant to Article 
7(4) of that Regulation. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]).’ 

Article 5 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 346/2013 

In Regulation (EU) 346/2013, the following Article 14a is inserted: 

‘Article 14a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

From  1  January  2026,  in  order  to  make  accessible  on  ESAP  established  under  the 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of 
the  Council*  the  information  referred  to  in  Article  18(1),  the  collection  body  as 
defined in Article 2, point (2), of that Regulation shall be ESMA. That information 
shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (3),  of 
Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names  and,  where 
available, the legal entity identifier of the fund as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of that Regulation. ________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]).’ 

Article 6 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 575/2013 

In Regulation (EU) 575/2013, the following Article 434b is inserted: 

‘Article 434b 
Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2026, when making public any information pursuant to part Eight of 
this  Regulation,  the  institutions  shall  submit that  information  to the  relevant 
collection  body  referred  to  in  paragraph  3  of  this  Article  at  the  same  time  for 
accessibility on  ESAP established  under Regulation 
(EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP 
Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

EN 

18 

  EN 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the institution submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  institution  specified  pursuant  to  Article 
7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the institutions by category, specified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(ii), institutions shall acquire a legal entity 
identifier  as  specified  under  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP 
Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  the  collection  body  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point 
(2), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be EBA. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  EBA,  in  close 
cooperation  with  ESMA  and  EIOPA,  shall  develop  draft  implementing  technical 
standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  EBA,  in  close  cooperation  with  ESMA  and  EIOPA, 
shall assess the advantages and disadvantages of different machine-readable formats 
and conduct appropriate field tests. 

EBA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 

EN 

19 

  EN 

in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 7 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 537/2014 

In Regulation (EU) 537/2014, the following Article 13a is inserted: 

‘Article 13a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2026, when making public any information  pursuant  to  Article 13, 
the  auditor  or  the  audit  firm  shall  submit that  information  to the  relevant  collection 
body  referred to in  paragraph 3 of this  Article  at  the same time for accessibility on 
ESAP established  under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP  Regulation]  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the auditor or audit firm submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier of the auditor or audit firm as specified pursuant 
to Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the auditor or audit firm by category as specified pursuant to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(ii), auditors or audit firms shall acquire the 
legal  entity  identifier  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]. 

By  31  December  2025,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  Member  States  shall  designate  one  of  the 
officially  appointed  mechanisms  referred 
in  Article  21(2)  of  Directive 
2004/109/EC  as  the  collection  body  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] and notify ESMA thereof. 

to 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), implementing powers 

2. 

3. 

4. 

EN 

20 

  EN 

are  conferred  on  the  Commission,  following  the  consultation  of  the  CEAOB,  to 
specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  the  Commission  shall  assess  the  advantages  and 
disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct  appropriate  field 
tests. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 8 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 596/2014 

In Regulation (EU) 596/2014, the following Article 21a is inserted: 

‘Article 21a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From  1  January  2025,  when  making  public  any  information  pursuant  to  Article 
17(1), Article 17(2), and Article 19(3), the issuer shall submit that information to the 
relevant collection body referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article at the same time for 
accessibility on  ESAP established  under Regulation 
(EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP 
Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanies by all of the following metadata]: 

(i) 

all the names of the issuer submitting the information; 

(ii) 

the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  issuer  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article 
7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

EN 

21 

  EN 

2. 

3. 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the size of the issuer by category as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(ii),  issuers  shall  acquire  the  legal  entity 
identifier as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP 
Regulation]. 

By  31  December  2024,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  Article  17(2),  Member  States  shall  designate  one  of  the 
officially  appointed  mechanisms  established  under  Article  21(2)  of  Directive 
2004/109/EC  as  the  collection  body  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] and notify ESMA thereof. 

From  1  January  2025,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information referred to in Articles 17(1) and 19(3), the collection body as defined in 
Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be the 
relevant officially appointed mechanism.  

From  1  January  2025,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information referred to in Article 34(1), the collection body as  defined in Article 2, 
point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  shall  be  the  national 
competent authority. That information shall be prepared in a data extractable format 
as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation], 
include  the  name  and,  where  available,  the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  issuer  as 
specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information as 
classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation.  

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

EN 

22 

  EN 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 9 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 600/2014 

In Regulation (EU) 600/2014, the following Article 23a is inserted: 

‘Article 23a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

in  order 

From  1  January  2026, 
to  make  accessible  on  ESAP established 
under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP  Regulation]  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council* the information referred to in Article 14(6), Article 15(1) second 
subparagraph,  Article  18(4),  Article  27(1),  Article  34,  Article  40(5),  Article  44(2), 
Article 45(6) and Article 48, ESMA shall qualify as the collection body as defined in 
Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation].  That 
information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2, 
point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation], include the names and, 
where  available,  the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  investment  firm  as  specified 
pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified 
pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]).’ 

Article 10 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 909/2014 

In Regulation (EU) 909/2014, the following Article 74a is inserted: 

‘Article 74a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2026, when making public any information pursuant to Article 7(1), 
Article 7(9), Article 26(4), Article 27(4), Article 27(7), Article 28(2), Article 33(1), 
Article 33(2), Article 34(1), Article 38(6), Article 39(3), Article 41(2), Article 54(3), 
point (e), Article 54(4), point (f) and Article 59(4), point (j) of this Regulation, the 

EN 

23 

  EN 

CSD  shall  submit that  information  to the  relevant  collection  body  referred  to  in 
paragraph  3  of  this  Article  at  the  same  time  for  accessibility on  ESAP established 
under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where  relevant,  in  a  machine-readable  format,  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point 
(13),  of  Directive  (EU)  2019/1024  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the CSD submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier of the CSD as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX[ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the CSD by category as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(ii),  the  CSD  shall  acquire  a  legal  entity 
identifier  as  specified  under  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP 
Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  information  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be ESMA.  

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information referred to in Article 12(2) and Article 62, the collection body as defined 
in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  shall  be 
ESMA. That information shall be prepared in a data extractable format as defined in 
Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation], include the 
name and, where available, the legal entity identifier of the CSD as specified under 
Article 7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant to 
Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

EN 

24 

  EN 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests for that purpose. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 11 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 1286/2014 

In Regulation (EU) 1286/2014, the following Article 29a is inserted: 

‘Article 29a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2026, when making public the key information document pursuant to 
Article  5(1),  the  PRIIPs  manufacturer  shall  submit  that  key  information  document 
to the relevant collection body referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article at the same 
time for  accessibility of  such  information on  ESAP established  under Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX[ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That key information document or information shall comply with all of the following 
requirements: 

(a) 

the  key  information  document  or  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data 
extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU) 
XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or,  where  required  under  Union  law,  in  a 
machine-readable format, as defined in Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 
2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the  key  information  document  or  information  shall  be  accompanied  by  all  of 
the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the PRIIP manufacturer submitting the information; 

(ii) 

the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  PRIIP  manufacturer,  as  specified 
pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP 
Regulation]; 

EN 

25 

  EN 

2. 

3. 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the size of the PRIIP manufacturer by category, as specified pursuant to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the  key  information  document  or  information  shall  contain  a  qualified 
electronic  seal  as  defined  in  Article  3,  point  (27),  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council***. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(ii),  PRIIP  manufacturers  shall  acquire  a 
legal  entity  identifier  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]. 

By  31  December  2025,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  key 
information document referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall designate one 
of  the  officially  appointed  mechanisms  referred  to  in  Article  21(2)  of  Directive 
2004/109/EC  as  the  collection  body  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] and notify ESMA thereof. 

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  Article  27(1)  and  Article  29(1),  the  collection  body  as 
defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation] 
shall  be  the  competent  authority.  That  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data 
extractable format as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX 
[ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names  and,  where  available,  the  legal  entity 
identifier  of  the  PRIIP  manufacturer  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  that 
Regulation, and the type of information as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that 
Regulation.  

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), the ESAs, through the 
Joint Committee, shall develop draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  the  ESAs,  shall  assess  the  advantages  and 
disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct  appropriate  field 
tests for that purpose. 

The Joint Committee shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the 
Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, of Regulation (EU) 
No 1094/2010 and of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 

EN 

26 

  EN 

information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 12 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2015/760 

In Regulation (EU) 2015/760, the following Article 25a is inserted: 

‘Article 25a 
Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

From  1  January  2026,  in  order  to  make  accessible  on  ESAP  established  under  the 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of 
the  Council*  the  information  referred  to  in  Article  3(3),  the  collection  body  as 
defined in Article 2, point (2), of that Regulation shall be ESMA. That information 
shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (3),  of 
Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names  and,  where 
available, the legal entity identifier of the fund as defined pursuant to Article 7(4) of 
Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation],  and  the  type  of  information  as 
classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]).’ 

Article 13 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 

In Regulation (EU) 2015/2365, the following Article 32a is inserted: 

‘Article 32a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2024, when making public any information pursuant to Article 8(3), 
Article  12(1),  Article  19(8),  Article  26(1),  and  Article  26(4)  of  this  Regulation, 
entities  shall  submit  that  information  to the  relevant  collection  body  referred  to  in 
paragraph  3  of  this  Article  at  the  same  time for  accessibility on  ESAP established 
under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 

EN 

27 

  EN 

where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the entity submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier the entity, as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the entity by category, as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

2. 

3. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(ii)  entities  shall  acquire  a  legal  entity 
identifier  as  specified  under  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP 
Regulation]. 

From  1  January  2024,  for  the  purposes  of  in  paragraph  1,  the  collection  body  as 
defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation] 
shall be ESMA.  

From  1  January  2024,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  Article  22(4),  point  (b),  Article  25(1),  Article  25(2), 
Article  25(3),  the  collection  body  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation 
(EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  shall  be  ESMA.  That  information  shall  be 
prepared in a data extractable format as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation 
(EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names  and,  where  available,  the 
legal  entity  identifier  of  the  entity  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of  that 
Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that 
Regulation. 

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests for that purpose. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

EN 

28 

  EN 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 14 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 

In Regulation (EU) 2016/2011, the following Article 28a is inserted: 

‘Article 28a 
Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2026, when making public any information pursuant to Articles 4(5), 
Article  11(1)  point  (c),  Article  12(3),  Article  13(1),  Article  25(7),  Article  26(3), 
Article 27(1), and Article 28(1), the administrator shall submit that information to the 
relevant collection body referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article at the same time for 
accessibility on  ESAP established  under Regulation 
(EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP 
Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the administrator submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  administrator,  as  specified  pursuant  to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the administrator by category, as specified pursuant to Article 
7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

EN 

29 

  EN 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

2. 

3. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(ii),  administrators  shall  acquire  a  legal 
entity identifier as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1, the collection bodies as defined in Article 2, point 
(2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  shall  be  the  national 
competent authorities.  

For the purposes of making accessible on ESAP the information referred to in Article 
45(1),  the  collection  bodies  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU) 
XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  shall  be  the  national  competent  authorities.  That 
information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2, 
point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation], include the names and, 
where available, the legal entity identifier of the administrator as specified pursuant 
to Article 7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant 
to Article 7(4) of that Regulation.  

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  Article  36,  the  collection  body  as  defined  in  Article  2, 
point (2), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be ESMA. That 
information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2, 
point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation], include the names and, 
where available, the legal entity identifier of the administrator as specified pursuant 
to Article 7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant 
to Article 7(4) of that Regulation.  

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

EN 

30 

  EN 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament  and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 15 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 

In Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, the following Article 21a is inserted: 

‘Article 21a 

1. 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

From 1 January 2024, when making public any information pursuant to Article 1(4) 
points  (f)  and  (g),  Article  1(5)  first  subparagraph,  points  (e)  and  (f),  Article  8(5), 
Article  9(4),  Article  10(2),  Article  17(2),  Article  21(1),  Article  21(9),  and  Article 
23(1),  the  issuer,  the  offeror  or  the  person  asking  for  admission  to  trading  on  a 
regulated  market,  where  relevant,  shall  submit that  information  to the  relevant 
collection  body  referred  to  in  paragraph  3  of  this  Article  at  the  same  time  for 
accessibility on  ESAP established  under Regulation 
(EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP 
Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

all the names of the issuer, the offeror, or the person asking for admission 
to trading on a regulated market, where relevant; 

the legal  entity identifier of the issuer, the offeror, or the person asking 
for  admission  to  trading  on  a  regulated  market,  where  relevant  as 
specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP 
Regulation]; 

the  size  of  the  issuer  by  category,  as  specified  under  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***.  

EN 

31 

  EN 

2. 

3. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1 point (b)(ii), issuers, the offeror, or the person asking 
for admission to trading on a regulated market, where relevant, shall acquire the legal 
entity identifier as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX 
[ESAP Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  information  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1, the collection body defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be ESMA.  

From  1  January  2024,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  Articles  25(1),    Article  25(4),  and  Article  26(2),  the 
collection  body  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX 
[ESAP  Regulation]  shall  be  ESMA.  That  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data 
extractable format as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX 
[ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names  and,  where  available,  the  legal  entity 
identifier  of  the  issuer  or,  where  applicable,  the  offeror  as  specified  pursuant  to 
Article 7(4) of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant to 
Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

EN 

32 

  EN 

Article 16 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 

In Regulation (EU) 2017/1131, the following Article 37a is inserted: 

‘Article 37a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

From  1  January  2026,  in  order  to  make  accessible  on  ESAP  established  under  the 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of 
the  Council*  the  information  referred  to  in  Article  4(7),  the  collection  body  as 
defined in Article 2, point (2), of that Regulation shall be ESMA. That information 
shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (3),  of 
Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names  and,  where 
available, the legal entity identifier of the fund as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of that Regulation, and the type of information as classified pursuant to Article 7(4) 
of that Regulation. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]).’ 

Article 17 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 

In Regulation (EU) 2019/1238, the following Article 70a is inserted: 

‘Article 70a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2026, when making public any information pursuant to Article 26(1) 
of  this  Regulation,  the  PEPP  provider  shall  submit  that  information  to the  relevant 
collection  body  referred  to  in  paragraph  3  of  this  Article  at  the  same  time  for 
accessibility of  such 
information on  ESAP established  under Regulation  (EU) 
XX/XXXX[ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the PEPP provider submitting the information; 

(ii) 

the legal entity identifier of the PEPP provider, as specified pursuant to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

(iii) 

the  size  of  the  PEPP  provider  by  category  ,  as  specified  under  Article 
7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

EN 

33 

  EN 

2. 

3. 

(iv) 

(v) 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(ii), PEPP providers shall acquire a legal 
entity  identifier  as  specified  under  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX 
[ESAP Regulation]. 

By  31  December  2025,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  Member  States  shall  designate  one  of  the 
officially  appointed  mechanisms  referred 
in  Article  21(2)  of  Directive 
2004/109/EC as the collection body referred to in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] and notify ESMA thereof. 

to 

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information referred to in Article 65(6), the collection body as defined in Article 2, 
point (2), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be EIOPA. That 
information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in  Article  2, 
point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation], include the names and, 
where  available,  the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  insurance  or  reinsurance 
undertaking as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation (EU), and include 
the type of information as classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of that Regulation. 

From  1  January  2026,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information referred to in Article 63(4), Article 69(1) and 69(4), the collection bodies 
as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] 
shall  be  the  competent  authorities.  That  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data 
extractable format as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX 
[ESAP  Regulation],  include  the  names  and,  where  available,  the  legal  entity 
identifier of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking, as specified pursuant to Article 
7(4) of ), and include the type of information as classified pursuant to Article 7(4) of 
that Regulation. 

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), EIOPA shall develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, EIOPA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  EIOPA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests for that purpose. 

EIOPA  shall  submit 
Commission. 

those  draft 

implementing 

technical  standards 

to 

the 

EN 

34 

  EN 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 18 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 

In Regulation (EU) 2019/2033, the following Article 46a is inserted: 

‘Article 46a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2026, when making public any information pursuant to Part Six of 
this  Regulation,  investment  firms  shall  submit that  information  to the  relevant 
collection  body  referred  to  in  paragraph  3  of  this  Article  at  the  same  time for 
accessibility of  such 
information on  ESAP established  under Regulation  (EU) 
XX/XXXX[ESAP Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the investment firm submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier of the investment firm, as specified pursuant to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  size  of  the  investment  firm  by  category,  as  specified  pursuant  to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

EN 

35 

  EN 

2. 

3. 

4. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(ii), investment firms shall acquire a legal 
entity  identifier  as  specified  under  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX 
[ESAP Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  information  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be EBA. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  EBA,  in  close 
cooperation  with  ESMA  and  EIOPA,  shall  develop  draft  implementing  technical 
standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  EBA,  in  close  cooperation  with  ESMA  and  EIOPA, 
shall assess the advantages and disadvantages of different machine-readable formats 
and conduct appropriate field tests for that purpose. 

EBA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 19 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 

In Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, the following Article 18a is inserted: 

‘Article 18a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2025, when making public any information pursuant to Article 3(1), 
Article  3(2),  Article  4(1),  Article  4(3),  Article  4(4),  Article  4(5),  Article  5(1)  and 

EN 

36 

  EN 

Article 10(1) of this Regulation, financial market participants and financial advisers 
shall submit that information to the relevant collection body referred to in paragraph 
3  of 
time for  accessibility on  ESAP established 
under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council*.  

this  Article  at 

the  same 

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the entity submitting the information; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal entity identifier of the financial market participants or financial 
advisers,  where  relevant,  as  specified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the financial market  participants or financial advisers, where 
relevant by category, as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] ; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1  point  (b)(ii),  financial  market  participants  or 
financial advisers shall acquire a legal entity identifier as specified under Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]. 

By  31  December  2024,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  Member  States  shall  designate  one  of  the 
officially  appointed  mechanisms  referred 
in  Article  21(2)  of  Directive 
2004/109/EC  as  the  collection  body  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] and notify the ESMA thereof. 

to 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), the ESAs shall, through 
the Joint Committee, shall develop draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

2. 

3. 

4. 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, the ESAs, shall carry 
out a cost-benefit analysis. For the purposes of point (c), the ESAs, shall assess the 

EN 

37 

  EN 

advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests for that purpose. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No  1093/2010,  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  1094/2010  and  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 20 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2020/852 

In Regulation (EU) 2020/852, the following Article 8a is inserted: 

‘Article 8a 

Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From 1 January 2024, when making public any information pursuant to Article 7 and 
Article  8(2)  of  this  Regulation,  the  undertaking  shall  submit that information  to the 
relevant collection body referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article at the same time for 
accessibility on  ESAP established  under Regulation 
(EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP 
Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a) 

the  information  shall  be  prepared  in  a  data  extractable  format  as  defined  in 
Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP  Regulation]  or, 
where required under Union  law, in a machine-readable format,  as  defined in 
Article 2, point (13), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the undertaking submitting the information; 

(ii) 

the  legal  entity  identifier  of  the  undertaking,  as  specified  pursuant  to 
Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

(iii) 

the size of the undertaking by category , as specified under Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

EN 

38 

  EN 

2. 

3. 

4. 

(iv) 

(v) 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  specific  period  for  which  the  information  is  to  be  made  publicly 
available on ESAP, where relevant. 

(c) 

the information shall contain a qualified electronic seal as defined in Article 3, 
point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council***. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1(b)(ii)  the  undertakings  shall  acquire  a  legal  entity 
identifier as specified under Article 7(4) of the [ESAP Regulation]. 

By  31  December  2023,  for  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the 
information  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  Member  States  shall  designate  one  of  the 
officially  appointed  mechanisms  referred 
in  Article  21(2)  of  Directive 
2004/109/EC  as  the  collection  body  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (2),  of  Regulation 
(EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] and notify the ESMA thereof. 

to 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  and  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 
advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests for that purpose. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

EN 

39 

  EN 

Article 21 
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2021/23 

In Regulation (EU) 2021/23, the following Article 95a is inserted: 

‘Article 95a 
Accessibility of information on the European Single Access Point (ESAP) 

1. 

From  1  January  2026,  when  making  public  any  information  pursuant  to  Article 
50(2), Article 72(3), Article 82(2), point (a), and Article 83(1) of this Regulation, the 
resolution authorities shall submit that information to the collection body referred to 
in paragraph 3 of this Article at the same time for accessibility on ESAP established 
under Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX[ESAP  Regulation]  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council*.  

That information shall comply with all of the following requirements: 

(a)  That  information  shall  be  prepared  in  the  data  extractable  format  specified 
pursuant  to  Article  2,  point  (3),  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP 
Regulation] or, where required under Union law, in a machine-readable format, 
as  defined  in  Article  2,  point  (13),  of  Directive  (EU)  2019/1024  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council**; 

(b) 

the information shall be accompanied by all of the following metadata: 

(i) 

all the names of the entity submitting to which the information relates; 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

the legal  entity identifier of the entity specified pursuant  to  Article 7(4) 
of Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the size of the entity by category, as specified pursuant to Article 7(4) of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the  type  of  information,  as  classified  pursuant  to  Article  7(4)  of 
Regulation (EU) XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation]; 

the specific period for which the information  is  to be publicly  available 
on ESAP, where relevant. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

For  the  purposes  of  paragraph  1,  point  (b)(ii)  entities  shall  acquire  a  legal  entity 
identifier  as  specified  under  Article  7(4)  of  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  [ESAP 
Regulation]. 

For  the  purposes  of  making  accessible  on  ESAP  the  information  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 
XX/XXXX [ESAP Regulation] shall be ESMA. 

For  the  purposes  of  ensuring  an  efficient  collection  and  administration  of  data 
submitted  in  accordance  with  paragraph  1,  points  (a)  and  (b),  ESMA  shall  develop 
draft implementing technical standards to specify: 

(a) 

the metadata to be included in the information; 

(b) 

the structuring of data in the information; 

(c) 

for  which  information  a  machine-readable  format  is  required  and  which 
machine-readable format is to be used. 

Before developing the draft implementing technical standards, ESMA shall carry out 
a  cost-benefit  analysis.  For  the  purposes  of  point  (c),  ESMA  shall  assess  the 

EN 

40 

  EN 

advantages  and  disadvantages  of  different  machine-readable  formats  and  conduct 
appropriate field tests for that purpose. 

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission. 

Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards 
referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 
No 1095/2010. 

________________ 

*  Regulation  (EU)  XX/XXXX  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
establishing a European Single Access Point (ESAP) providing centralised access to 
information that is publicly available in relation to financial services, capital markets 
and sustainability (OJ L [...], […], p. […]). 

** Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 
June  2019  on  open  data  and  the  re-use  of  public  sector  information  (OJ  L  172, 
26.6.2019, p. 56). 

*** Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions 
in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC  (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 
73).’ 

Article 22 
Entry into force 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

EN 

41 

  EN