Article 27 Benchmark statement
1. Within two weeks of the inclusion of an administrator in the FCA register, the administrator shall publish, by means that ensure fair and easy access, a benchmark statement for each benchmark or, where applicable, for each family of benchmarks, that may be used in the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 29.
Where that administrator begins providing a new benchmark or family of benchmarks that may be used in the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 29, the administrator shall publish, within two weeks and by means that ensure a fair and easy access, a benchmark statement for each new benchmark or, where applicable, family of benchmarks.
The administrator shall review and, where necessary, update the benchmark statement for each benchmark or family of benchmarks in the event of any changes to the information to be provided under this Article and at least every two years.
The benchmark statement shall:
(a) clearly and unambiguously define the market or economic reality measured by the benchmark and the circumstances in which such measurement may become unreliable;