information made public pursuant to the Union legislative acts listed in the Annex or pursuant to any further legally binding Union acts that provide for centralised electronic access to information on ESAP;

information that any entity governed by the law of a Member State chooses to make accessible on ESAP on a voluntary basis, in accordance with Article 3(1), and that is referred to in the Union legislative acts listed in the Annex or in any further legally binding Union acts that provide for centralised electronic access to information on ESAP.

the metadata to accompany the information submitted in accordance with paragraph 1;

where applicable, the specific formats or templates to be used for submitting the information in accordance with paragraph 1.

collect the information submitted by entities;

store the information submitted by entities or generated by the collection bodies themselves and, where relevant, rely on existing procedures and infrastructure in place for the storage of information;

perform technical automated validations in respect of the information submitted by entities to verify whether the information complies with the following:

not impose conditions on the use and re-use of the information accessible on ESAP, other than conditions that correspond to those laid down in open standard licences as referred to in Article 9;

implement the API and provide ESAP, free of charge and within the applicable time limits, with the information, the metadata for that information and, where required, the qualified electronic seal;

insofar as it falls within the technical competence of the collection body, provide assistance to the entities submitting the information in relation to, at least, the submission, rejection and resubmission process;

ensure that the information referred to in Article 1(1) remains available to ESAP for at least 10 years, unless otherwise provided in the Union legislative acts under Article 1(1), point (a).

how the technical automated validations referred to in paragraph 1, point (c), of this Article are to be performed for each type of information submitted by entities;

the characteristics of the qualified electronic seal referred to in paragraph 1, point (c)(iii), of this Article and in paragraph 9 of this Article;

the open standard licences referred to in paragraph 1, point (d), of this Article;

the characteristics of the API to be implemented pursuant to paragraph 1, point (e), of this Article;

the characteristics of the metadata necessary for the ESAP search function referred to in Article 7(3), metadata referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article and any other metadata necessary for the functioning of ESAP;

the time limits referred to in paragraph 1, point (e), of this Article;

the indicative list and characteristics of formats that are acceptable as data extractable formats and as machine-readable formats as referred to in paragraph 1, point (c)(i), of this Article.

prepare that information in a data extractable format;

accompany that information by metadata specifying the following:

specify that the information is historical information.

a web portal with a user-friendly interface, which takes into account the access needs of persons with disabilities, to provide access to the information on ESAP in all official languages of the Union;

an API enabling easy access to the information on ESAP;

a search function in all official languages of the Union;

an information viewer;

a machine translation service for the information retrieved;

a download service, including for the download of large quantities of data;

a notification service informing users of any new information on ESAP;

the presentation of information submitted on a voluntary basis pursuant to Article 1(1), point (b), in such a manner that:

the names of the entity that submitted the information and of the natural or legal person to which the information relates;

the legal entity identifier of the entity that submitted the information and of the legal person to which the information relates;

the type of information, as referred to in Article 1(1), submitted by the entity and whether such information was submitted on a mandatory basis under Article 1(1), point (a), or on a voluntary basis under point (b) of that paragraph;

the date and time when the information was submitted by the entity to the collection body;

the date or period to which the information relates;

the size of the entity by category that submitted the information and of the legal person to which the information relates;

the country of the registered office of the legal person to which the information relates;

the industry sector(s) of the economic activities of the natural or legal person to which the information relates;

the collection body responsible for the collection of the information;

the language in which the information was submitted.

the characteristics of the API referred to in paragraph 1, point (b);

the specific legal entity identifier referred to in paragraph 3, point (b);

the classification of the types of information referred to in paragraph 3, point (c);

the categories of the size of the entities referred to in paragraph 3, point (f);

the characterisation of industry sectors referred to in paragraph 3, point (h).

any Union institution, body, office or agency;

any competent authority designated by a Member State pursuant to a Union legislative act;

any member of the European Statistical System as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 );

any member of the European System of Central Banks;

the resolution authorities designated under Article 3 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and the Council ( 3 );

any governmental institution, body or agency of a Member State;

any educational and training establishment for the sole purposes of research, academia, news organisations and non-governmental organisations insofar as access to the information is necessary in the performance of their tasks;

entities providing and using information on ESAP to fulfil their regulatory obligations.

they are objective and non-discriminatory;

they are justified on the grounds of a public interest objective;

where appropriate, depending on the type of information, they correspond to the conditions laid down in open standard licences within the meaning of Article 2, point (5), of Directive (EU) 2019/1024, and allow the free use, modification and sharing of that information by anyone and for any purpose.

ensure that the information provided by the collection bodies, following submission by the entities, is made accessible without undue delay on ESAP;

provide service support to the collection bodies;

ensure that ESAP is accessible for at least 97 % of the time per month, excluding cases of scheduled maintenance, content updates and page upgrades, in which case a clear notice is to be given to users indicating the likely duration of the interruption of services provided by ESAP;

consult, as appropriate, with the collection bodies to address common issues and common principles of conduct, and in particular to discuss:

monitor the implementation and functioning of ESAP and report annually thereon to the Commission, as specified in Article 12.

the number of visitors, searches and downloads;

the types of information viewed and downloaded by percentage;

the fees referred to in Article 8(2) and amounts charged by ESMA;

the percentage of searches that lead to a view or a download per type of information and access;

the amount and percentage of machine-readable information accessible on ESAP and the amount and percentage of machine-readable views and downloads;

the proportion of notifications pursuant to the automated validations referred to in Article 10(2);

any significant malfunction or incident affecting the operation or overall performance of ESAP;

an assessment of the accessibility, quality, usability, reliability and timeliness of the information on ESAP;

an assessment of whether ESAP meets its objectives, taking into account the evolution of its use and information flows within the Union;

an assessment of end-user satisfaction;

a comparison with similar systems in third countries.

the technical challenges faced by entities and by the collection bodies during the implementation of ESAP;

the effectiveness of the information collection and transmission system for ESAP purposes;

the operational resilience of ESAP against ICT risks and the reliability of the information made accessible on ESAP, including by means of qualified electronic seals;

the costs incurred by entities and by the collection bodies, including an assessment of whether the collection bodies which are competent authorities have increased their supervisory fees as a result of the costs incurred because of ESAP;

the costs incurred by ESMA as the operator of ESAP and the funding scheme of ESAP;

the impact of ESAP on public access to entities’ information in the area of financial services, capital markets and sustainability;

the impact of ESAP on entities’ visibility to cross-border investors, including the visibility of SMEs;

the impact of ESAP on the market position of private data providers in the Union;

the interoperability of ESAP with similar global platforms;

the implementation and functioning of ESAP in relation to delegation of tasks in accordance with Article 5(8).