1.   Competent authorities shall provide ESMA with the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, by filling in, as appropriate, the form set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

2.   The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided to ESMA no later than 31 of March of each year and shall relate to all investigations undertaken and all sanctions and measures imposed during the previous calendar year.

3.   Competent authorities shall provide ESMA with the information referred to in paragraph 1 by secure electronic means of transmission.

4.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, ESMA shall specify and identify the secure electronic means to be used. Those means shall ensure that the completeness, integrity and confidentiality of the information is maintained during its transmission.