1. An application for registration as a trade repository shall identify the applicant and the activities it intends to carry out which require it to be registered as a trade repository.

2. The application for registration as a trade repository shall in particular contain the following information:

(a) the corporate name of the applicant and legal address within the UK;

(b) an excerpt from the relevant commercial or court register, or other forms of certified evidence of the place of incorporation and scope of business activity of the applicant, valid at the application date;

(c) information on the classes of derivatives for which the applicant wishes to be registered;

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(e) the articles of incorporation of the applicant, and, where relevant, other statutory documentation stating that the applicant is to conduct trade repository services;

(f) the minutes from the meeting where the applicant's Board approved the application;

(g) the name and contact details of the person(s) responsible for compliance, or any other staff involved in compliance assessments for the applicant;

(h) the programme of operations, including indications of the location of the main business activities;

(i) the identification of any subsidiaries and, where relevant, the group structure;