(1)in Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:‘2.The application for registration as a trade repository shall in particular contain the following information:
(a)the corporate name of the applicant and legal address within the Union;
(b)an excerpt from the relevant commercial or court register, or other forms of certified evidence of the place of incorporation and scope of business activity of the applicant, valid at the application date;
(c)information on the classes of derivatives for which the applicant wishes to be registered;
(d)information on whether the applicant is authorised or registered by a competent authority in the Member State where it is established, and in such case, the name of the authority and any reference number related to the authorisation or registration;
(e)the articles of incorporation of the applicant, and, where relevant, other statutory documentation stating that the applicant is to conduct trade repository services;
(f)the minutes from the meeting where the applicant's Board approved the application;
(g)the name and contact details of the person(s) responsible for compliance, or any other staff involved in compliance assessments for the applicant;
(h)the programme of operations, including indications of the location of the main business activities;
(i)the identification of any subsidiaries and, where relevant, the group structure;
(j)any service, other than the trade repository function, that the applicant provides or intends to provide;
(k)any information on any pending judicial, administrative, arbitration or any other litigation proceedings irrespective of their type, that the applicant may be party to, particularly as regards tax and insolvency matters and where significant financial or reputational costs may be incurred, or any non- pending proceedings, that may still have any material impact on trade repository costs.’