ANNEX IV
CONTENTS OF PRE-ISSUANCE, POST-ISSUANCE OR IMPACT REPORT REVIEWS
This document and its contents are not subject to any approval or endorsement from ESMA or any other competent authority. |
The title ‘Pre-issuance review’, ‘Post-issuance review’ or ‘Impact Report review’ shall appear prominently at the top of the first page of the document. |
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1. General information
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2. Introductory statements [For pre-issuance reviews: A statement that the external reviewer has assessed the completed European Green Bond factsheet laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1)] [For post-issuance reviews: A statement that the external reviewer has assessed the completed European Green Bond allocation report laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2023/2631] [For impact report reviews: A statement that the external reviewer has assessed the completed European Green Bond impact report laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2023/2631] [A statement that this review represents an independent opinion of the external reviewer, and is to be relied upon only to a limited degree] |
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3. Statements on the alignment of use of proceeds with Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) [This section shall only be completed in the case of a pre-issuance review or a post-issuance review.] [A statement regarding the alignment of the use of proceeds of the European Green Bond (or Bonds) with Regulation (EU) 2020/852 based on the information provided by the issuer to the external reviewer:
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4. Sources, assessment methodologies, and key assumptions
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5. Assessment and opinion [In each case based on the information provided by the issuer to the external reviewer – to be specified, where appropriate.] [For pre-issuance reviews:
[For post-issuance reviews:
[For impact report reviews:
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6. Any other information [Any other information that the reviewer may deem relevant to its review.] |
[In the case of a securitisation bond, references to the issuer in this document shall be construed as and, where appropriate, replaced with references to the originator.]
(1) Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 on European Green Bonds and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable and for sustainability-linked bonds (OJ L, 2023/2631, 30.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2631/oj).
(2) Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2631/oj
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