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Article 3 – Details of the internal review and approval of the methodology ⬅️ | ➡️ Article 5 – Entry into force and application
Article 4 - Material changes to the methodology
1.
The information to be provided by an administrator of a benchmark or, where applicable, family of benchmarks in compliance with the requirement laid down in Article 13(1)(c) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 shall include at least the following:
(a)
a description of the information to be disclosed by the administrator at the start of each consultation exercise, including a requirement to disclose the key elements of the methodology that would, in its view, be affected by the proposed material change;
(b)
the administrator’s standard time frame for consultations;
(c)
the circumstances in which a consultation may take place within a shorter time frame and a description of the procedures to be followed when undertaking a consultation within a shorter time frame.
2.
The rationale to be provided by an administrator in compliance with the requirement laid down in 1011 shall include, among other things, whether the representativeness of the benchmark or family of benchmarks, and its appropriateness as a reference for financial instruments and contracts, would be put at risk if a proposed material change were not made.