Article 8 Reporting LEI changes and update of identification code to LEI
1. Where the counterparty identified pursuant to Article 3 in a derivative report undergoes a corporate restructuring event resulting in a change of its LEI, that counterparty or the counterparty to which the new LEI pertains, or the entity responsible for reporting on behalf of either of those counterparties pursuant to Article 9(1a) to (1d) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, or the entity to which either of the counterparties delegated the reporting pursuant to Article 9(1f) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, shall notify the trade repository to which the counterparty that underwent a corporate restructuring event reported its derivatives about the change and request an update of the LEI in the derivatives concerned referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 2(2) at the date of the corporate restructuring event resulting in a change of LEI or contracts reported after that date.
2. Where possible, the request to update of the identifier in the derivatives referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 2(2) shall be made at least 30 calendar days prior to the corporate restructuring event resulting in a change of LEI. If the entity referred to in paragraph 1 cannot provide this information to the trade repository 30 calendar days prior to the corporate restructuring event resulting in a change of LEI, it shall notify the trade repository as soon as possible.