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Article 15 - Search of information

Article 15

Search of information

1.   The electronic central register shall enable users of the register to search information in the register on the basis of different search criteria including each of the following:

(a)

the relevant type of natural or legal person as referred to in paragraphs 2 to 9 of Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/410;

(b)

the name of the natural or legal person;

(c)

the national identification number of the natural or legal person;

(d)

the name of the competent authority responsible for the operation of the national public register;

(e)

the country where the natural or legal person is established;

(f)

the city where the natural or legal person is established;

(g)

the payment services and electronic money services provided;

(h)

the host Member State in which the authorised or registered payment institution, electronic money institution or account information service provider provides services or has notified its intention to provide services;

(i)

the payment and electronic money services provided in the host Member State;

(j)

the status of authorisation or registration;

(k)

the date of authorisation or registration;

(l)

the date of withdrawal of authorisation or registration.

2.   The electronic central register shall perform the search of information when at least one of the search criteria is filled in.

3.   The electronic central register shall enable users of the register to use any combination of the criteria specified in paragraph 1.

4.   The electronic central register shall enable users of the register to select the information in items (a), (d), (e) and (j) of paragraph 1 from a drop-down menu.

5.   The electronic central register shall enable users of the register to select the search criteria referred to in points (g), (h) and (i) of paragraph 1 from a multi-select menu.

6.   EBA shall ensure that searches that enable the use of symbols or signs to replace individual characters and/or words (wildcard searches) are available for users of the register to increase the breadth of a search.

7.   EBA shall inform the users of the register how to use the symbols referred to in paragraph 6 by displaying the information on its website.