--- title: "ESMA Q&A 2822 — Q&A — Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) [Published Answer Updated]" shortTitle: "ESMA Q&A 2822 — Q&A — Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) [Published Answer Updated]" answer_id: ESMA_QA_2822 topic: "Data reporting services providers" status: "Published Answer Updated" type: qa instrument_type: qa authority: ESMA binding: false binding_character: non_binding legal_status: in_force regulation: "MiFIR" mifir_level3: true mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Article 22 of MiFIR" date: 1 April 2026 source_link: https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2822 lifecycle: "Published Answer Updated" text_version: "ESMA Q&A register, 1 April 2026" source_url: "https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2822" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 checked_against: "the ESMA publication" source: prepared_by: "ESMA" published_by: "ESMA" published_in: "ESMA Q&A tool" evidence: prepared_by: "ESMA Answer" locator: "ESMA Q&A entry ESMA_QA_2822: field 'ESMA Answer', no 'Answer provided by' line" document_type: "qa_answer" legal_nature: "not_legislation" addressees: "not stated in the document" dates: last_updated: "2026-04-01" question_submitted_on: "2026-04-01" locators: last_updated: "ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_2822, column 'Esma responses', date line" question_submitted_on: "ESMA Q&A Excel export ESMA_QA_2822, column 'Date of submission'" lifecycle_label: "Published Answer Updated" --- **Answer by ESMA, published in its Q&A tool · not legislation · updated 1 Apr 2026 [Published Answer Updated]** *Published Answer Updated · ESMA Q&A register, 1 April 2026 · Checked against the ESMA publication on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2822)* | | | |---|---| | **Full title** | ESMA Q&A 2822 — Q&A — Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) \[Published Answer Updated\] | | **Prepared by** | ESMA | | **Published by** | ESMA, in the ESMA Q&A tool | | **Reference** | ESMA_QA_2822 | | **Document type** | Q&A | | **Legal nature** | Not legislation | | **Addressees** | Not stated in the document | | **Dates** | Updated 1 April 2026; question submitted 1 April 2026 | | **Legal basis** | Article 22 of MiFIR | | **Related instruments** | None recorded | | **Text on this page** | Word for word — the full text of the ESMA publication | **Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP)** ### Question What types of transmission protocols may the CTP choose from, according to Article 22a(5) of MiFIR? *** ### Answer The CTP may select any of the types of transmission protocols that a data contributor makes available to other data users for the dissemination of data as specified in Article 13(1) of MiFIR. Where a data contributor has outsourced its reporting to the CTP to a third party, the CTP may likewise select from the types of transmission protocols that this third party offers to other data users for the dissemination of data as specified in Article 13(1) of MiFIR. A data contributor should not outsource CTP reporting for the purpose of intentionally restricting the CTP’s choice of transmission protocols. *** **Source:** [ESMA original document](https://www.esma.europa.eu/publications-data/questions-answers/2822) ## Related Level 1 articles - [Article 22 — Providing information for the purposes of transparency and other calculations](../../../articles/22.md)