Designation of a contact point for applicants for authorisation as a CTP
ESMA shall designate a contact point for handling all information received from applicants seeking authorisation to operate a consolidated tape, which it shall make public and update regularly on its website.
Application form and notification form for applicants for authorisation as a CTP, and ways to submit those forms
1. An applicant for authorisation as a CTP shall provide ESMA with all information referred to in Article 27db(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 by filling in the application form set out in Annex IV.
2. An applicant for authorisation as a CTP shall provide ESMA with information on all members of its management body by filling in the notification form set out in Annex V.
3. An applicant for authorisation as a CTP shall clearly identify in its application for authorisation which specific requirement set out in Articles 27a to 27i of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 it refers to and in which document attached to its application that information is provided.
4. An applicant for authorisation as a CTP shall indicate in its application for authorisation whether any specific requirement set out in Articles 27a to 27i of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 or Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1143 is not applicable to the CTP service that the applicant is applying for.
5. ESMA shall indicate on its website whether duly completed application forms, notifications and any related additional information are to be submitted electronically.
Acknowledgement of receipt of an application for authorisation as a CTP
Within 10 working days from the receipt of the application for authorisation, ESMA shall send electronically an acknowledgement of receipt to the applicant for authorisation as a CTP, including the contact details of the contact point designated pursuant to Article 7.
Additional information to be provided by an applicant for authorisation as a CTP
At the request of ESMA, an applicant for authorisation as a CTP shall provide that authority with additional information that ESMA needs to proceed with the assessment of the application for authorisation within five working days following the receipt of ESMA’s request.
Notification of changes to the membership of the management body by CTPs
A CTP shall provide ESMA with information on any change to the membership of its management body by filling in the notification form set out in Annex VI.
Communication of the decision to grant or refuse an authorisation to operate as a CTP
ESMA shall electronically inform an applicant for authorisation as a CTP of its decision to grant or to refuse such authorisation within five working days following the adoption of a reasoned decision as referred to in Article 27db(3) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014.
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