(1)

It is appropriate to set out common standard forms, procedures and templates for the submission of information required when investment firms, market operators, and, where required by Directive 2014/65/EU, credit institutions wish to provide investment services and perform activities in another Member State under the freedom to provide services or under the right of establishment.

(2)

The provisions in this Regulation should, in view of Articles 34(1) and 35(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU also apply to credit institutions authorised under Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) which use tied agents to provide investment services under the right of freedom to provide investment services or by establishing of a branch.

(3)

It is important to establish standard forms covering the language and means of communication of passport notifications which may be used by investment firms, market operators, and, where necessary, credit institutions, and the competent authorities of home and host Member States in order to facilitate the unhindered provision of investment services and activities across Member States and the efficient performance by the competent authorities of their respective tasks and responsibilities.

(4)

An assessment of the accuracy and completeness of the submitted notification by the competent authority of the home Member State is necessary in order to ensure the quality of (i) the information submitted by the investment firm, market operator, or, where necessary, credit institution to the competent authority of the home Member State; and (ii) the information submitted by the competent authority of the home Member State to the competent authority of the host Member State.

(5)

Provisions requiring the competent authority of the home Member State to indicate where the notification to is found to be incomplete or incorrect are necessary to ensure clarity in the identification and communication of any missing or incorrect elements and to facilitate the process of addressing such issues and resubmitting the complete and correct information.

(6)

Acknowledgement of receipt of a submitted branch passport notification or tied agent passport notification is necessary to ensure clarity regarding the date of receipt of the relevant notification and the exact date on which the investment firm may establish the branch or make use of a tied agent established in the host Member State.

(7)

To ensure coherence, specific forms should be used where an investment firm or a market operator, operating a multilateral trading facility or organised trading facility wishes to provide within the territory of another Member State appropriate arrangements so as to facilitate access to and trading on those systems by remote users, members or participants established in that Member State, in order to ensure the adequacy of both the information submitted by the investment firm or market operator to the competent authority of the home Member State and the information submitted by the competent authority of the home Member State to the competent authority of the host Member State.

(8)

For reasons of consistency and in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the financial markets, it is necessary that the provisions laid down in this Regulation and the related national provisions transposing Directive 2014/65/EU apply from the same date.

(9)

This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to the Commission.

(10)

In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), ESMA has conducted open public consultations on such draft implementing technical standards, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of that Regulation,