Standardised formats, interoperability and language
Article 2
1. The information referred to in Articles 3 to 8 of this Regulation shall be transmitted by the intermediaries in accordance with the standardised formats set out in the Annex, and shall include the minimum types of information and be in compliance with the requirements set out in the Annex. 2. The information to be provided by the issuers to the intermediaries and to be transmitted along the chain of intermediaries to the shareholders shall be in a format which allows for processing in compliance with paragraph 3. The information shall be provided by the issuer in the language in which it publishes its financial information pursuant to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) and, unless not justified taking into account the issuer's shareholder base, also in a language customary in the sphere of international finance. 3. The transmissions between intermediaries shall be made in electronic and machine-readable formats, which allows for interoperability and straight-through processing and which deploy internationally applied industry standards such as ISO or methodology compatible with ISO. 4. The intermediaries shall allow access to the shareholders, who are not intermediaries, to all information, as well as any modalities for shareholder actions through generally available tools and facilities, unless otherwise agreed by the shareholder. The intermediaries shall ensure that such tools and facilities allow for the processing of shareholder actions by the intermediary in accordance with paragraph 3.