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# Article 2 — General conditions for the information through licensing to be provided to CCPs and trading venues

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2021 · binding · OJ L 313, 19.11.2016 · dated 2 Jun 2016 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2021, OJ L 313, 19.11.2016 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2016/2021/oj/eng)*

1. <a id="art-2-p-1"></a>A person with proprietary rights to a benchmark shall make available all relevant information referred to in Article 1 requested by CCPs and trading venues through licensing without undue delay, either on a one-off basis, including amendments to previously provided information, or on a continuous or periodic basis, depending on the type of information concerned.
1. <a id="art-2-p-2"></a>A person with proprietary rights to a benchmark shall provide all relevant information referred to in Article 1 to all CCPs and trading venues through licensing on the same timescales and under the same conditions, unless different conditions can be objectively justified.
1. <a id="art-2-p-3"></a>The requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply if, and for as long as, a person with proprietary rights to a benchmark can demonstrate that certain information is available publicly or through other commercial means to CCPs and trading venues, if such information is reliable and timely.