Data availability mechanisms
Article 23
An application for registration as a trade repository shall contain a description of the resources, methods and channels that the applicant uses to give access to the information in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365, and shall contain the following information: (a) a procedure to calculate the aggregate positions in accordance with Article 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/358 and a description of the resources, methods and channels that the trade repository will employ in order to facilitate access to the data contained therein to the public in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365, and a description of the frequency of updates, along with a copy of any specific manuals and internal policies; (b) a description of the resources, methods and facilities that the trade repository employs in order to facilitate the access to its information to the relevant authorities in accordance with Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365, the frequency of the update and the controls and verifications that the trade repository may establish for the access filtering process, along with a copy of any specific manuals and internal procedures; (c) a procedure and a description of the resources, methods and channels that the trade repository employs in order to facilitate the timely structured and comprehensive collection of data from counterparties, the access to its information to counterparties to SFTs in accordance with Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 and Article 80(5) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, along with a copy of the specific manuals and internal policies.