Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2244 of 17 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards technical specifications and procedures for the system of interconnection of registers and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/884 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 2244)

ANNEX U.K. Technical specifications and procedures

4. Methods of exchange of information between the register of the company and the register of the branch U.K.

4.4. Notification on changes to documents and information about the company U.K.

The following method shall be used for the exchange of information between the register of the company and the register of the branch in accordance with Article 30a of Directive (EU) 2017/1132:

(a)

The register of the company shall make available, without delay, to the platform the information on changes to documents and information about the company (‘disclosed information’). The message format shall make it possible to include attachments;

(b)

To ensure receipt without delay of the disclosed information, the register of the branch shall request that information from the platform. That request may consist of indicating to the platform the companies on which the register of the branch is interested to receive disclosed information:

(c)

Upon that request, the platform shall ensure that the register of the branch has access to the disclosed information without delay.

(d)

Upon receipt of the disclosed information, the register of the branch shall, without delay, send a message acknowledging the receipt of the notification (‘acknowledgement of receipt on the notification on changes to documents and information of the company’).