1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, public users of the electronic central register shall be payment service users and other interested parties, who access the electronic central register through the website of EBA.

2.   Public users shall be able to access the electronic central register without using access credentials.

3.   The access of public users to the electronic central register shall allow them only to read, search and download the information contained in the register. Public users shall not have any rights to modify the content of the register.

4.   When public users access the electronic central register, the website of EBA shall display the search criteria specified in Article 15(1).