Article 17
Registration of audit firms
1.
As regards audit firms, the public register shall contain at least the following information:
(a)
name, address and registration number;
(b)
legal form;
(c)
contact information, the primary contact person and, where applicable, the website address;
(d)
address of each office in the Member State;
(e)
name and registration number of all statutory auditors employed by, or associated as partners or otherwise with, the audit firm, and an indication of whether they are also approved for carrying out the assurance of sustainability reporting;
(f)
names and business addresses of all owners and shareholders;
(g)
names and business addresses of all members of the administrative or management body;
(h)
if applicable, the membership of a network and a list of the names and addresses of member firms and affiliates or an indication of the place where such information is publicly available;
(i)
all other registration(s) as audit firm with the competent authorities of other Member States and as audit entity with third countries, including the name(s) of the registration authority(ies), and, if applicable, the registration number(s), and an indication of whether the registration concerns the statutory audit, the assurance of sustainability reporting, or both;
(j)
where applicable, whether the audit firm is registered pursuant to Article 3a(3).
2.
Third-country audit entities registered in accordance with Article 45 shall be clearly indicated in the register as such and not as audit firms.
The register shall indicate whether third-country audit entities as referred to in the first subparagraph are registered for carrying out the statutory audit, the assurance of sustainability reporting, or both.