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Article 21a — Accessibility of information on the European single access point

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21a(1)

1.From 10 January 2028, when making public any information referred to in Article 17(1) and (2) and Article 19(3) of this Regulation, the issuer or the emission allowance market participant shall submit that information at the same time to the relevant collection body referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article for the purpose of making it accessible on the European single access point (ESAP) established under Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

That information shall comply with the following requirements:

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21a(1)(a)
(a)be submitted in a data extractable format as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 or, where required by Union law, in a machine-readable format, as defined in Article 2, point (4), of that Regulation;
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21a(1)(b)
(b)be accompanied by the following metadata:
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21a(1)(b)(i)
(i)all the names of the issuer or the emission allowance market participant to which the information relates;
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21a(1)(b)(ii)
(ii)the legal entity identifier of the issuer or of the emission allowance market participant that is a legal person, as specified pursuant to Article 7(4), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2859;
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21a(1)(b)(iii)
(iii)the size, by category, of the issuer or of the emission allowance market participant that is a legal person, as specified pursuant to Article 7(4), point (d), of that Regulation;
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21a(1)(b)(iv)
(iv)the type of information, as classified pursuant to Article 7(4), point (c), of that Regulation;
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21a(1)(b)(v)
(v)an indication of whether the information contains personal data.
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21a(2)

2.For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (b)(ii), issuers and emission allowance market participants that are legal persons shall obtain a legal entity identifier.

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21a(3)

3.By 9 January 2028, for the purpose of making the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article accessible on ESAP, Member States shall designate at least one collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 and notify ESMA thereof.

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21a(4)

4.From 10 January 2028, where national law provides that a competent authority is itself permitted to make public the information referred to in Article 19(3) of this Regulation for the purpose of making that information accessible on ESAP, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 shall be the competent authority.

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21a(5)

5.From 10 January 2028, the information referred to in Article 34(1) of this Regulation shall be made accessible on ESAP. For that purpose, the collection body as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 shall be the competent authority.

That information shall comply with the following requirements:

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21a(5)(a)
(a)be submitted in a data extractable format as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2859;
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21a(5)(b)
(b)be accompanied by the following metadata:
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21a(5)(b)(i)
(i)all the names of the issuer to which the information relates;
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21a(5)(b)(ii)
(ii)where available, the legal entity identifier of the issuer, as specified pursuant to Article 7(4), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2023/2859;
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21a(5)(b)(iii)
(iii)the type of information, as classified pursuant to Article 7(4), point (c), of that Regulation;
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21a(5)(b)(iv)
(iv)an indication of whether the information contains personal data.
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21a(6)

6.For the purpose of ensuring the efficient collection and management of information submitted in accordance with paragraph 1, ESMA shall develop draft implementing technical standards to specify:

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21a(6)(a)
(a)any other metadata to accompany the information;
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21a(6)(b)
(b)the structuring of data in the information;
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21a(6)(c)
(c)for which information a machine-readable format is required and, in such cases, which machine-readable format is to be used.
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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 of this paragraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.

21a(7)

7.Where necessary, ESMA shall adopt guidelines to ensure that the metadata submitted in accordance with paragraph 6, first subparagraph, point (a), are correct.

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