Article 8 Regulatory compliance

An application for registration as a trade repository shall contain the following information regarding an applicant’s policies and procedures for ensuring compliance with Regulation (EU) No 648/2012:

1. (a)

   a description of the roles of the persons responsible for compliance and of any other staff involved in the compliance assessments, including how the independence of the compliance function from the rest of the business will be ensured;

2. (b)

   the internal policies and procedures designed to ensure that the applicant, including its managers and employees, comply with all the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, including a description of the role of the board and senior management;

3. (c)

   where available, the most recent internal report prepared by the persons responsible for compliance or any other staff involved in compliance assessments within the applicant.