1. ESMA may by simple request or by decision require the following persons to provide all information to enable ESMA to carry out its duties under this Regulation:
(a) an APA, a CTP, an ARM, where they are supervised by ESMA, and an investment firm or a market operator operating a trading venue to operate the data reporting services of an APA, a CTP or an ARM, and the persons that control them or are controlled by them;
(b) the managers of the persons referred to in point (a);
(c) the auditors and advisors of the persons referred to in point (a);
2. Any simple request for information referred to in paragraph 1 shall:
(a) refer to this Article as the legal basis of that request;
(b) state the purpose of the request;
(c) specify the information required;
(d) include a time limit within which the information is to be provided;
(e) include a statement that there is no obligation on the person from whom the information is requested to provide that information but that in the event of a volu
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