Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘central securities depositories’ means legal persons as defined in point 1 of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) , and subject to the obligations set out in paragraphs 8 to 12 of Article 5a of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014; (2) ‘financial contribution’ means the financial contribution referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 5a(9) of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014; (3) ‘national supervisory authorities’ means the authorities designated by a Member State pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 responsible for supervising the central securities depositories as defined in point 1; (4) ‘interim financial report’ means the interim financial report referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 5a(11) of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014; (5) ‘statutory audit’ means an audit of annual financial statements or consolidated financial statements as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) .