1 The use of the combinations provided for in the table set out in Annex XVIII shall be mandatory when drawing up prospectuses for the types of securities to which those combinations correspond according to this table.
However, for securities not covered by those combinations further combinations may be used.
2 The most comprehensive and stringent registration document schedule, i.e. the most demanding schedule in term of number of information items and the extent of the information included in them, may always be used to issue securities for which a less comprehensive and stringent registration document schedule is provided for, according to the following ranking of schedules:
share registration document schedule;
debt and derivative securities registration document schedule for securities with a denomination per unit of less than EUR [F1100 000] ;
debt and derivative securities registration document schedule for securities with a denomination per unit at least EUR [F1100 000] .
[F23. The issuer, the offeror and the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market may choose to draw up a prospectus in accordance with the proportionate schedules set out in Annexes XXIII to XXIX instead of the schedules set out in Annexes I, III, IV, IX, X and XI as described in the second subparagraph provided that the respective conditions laid down in Articles 26a, 26b and 26c are fulfilled.
Where the issuer, the offeror and the person asking for admission to trading on a regulated market makes that choice:
(a) the reference to Annex I in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXIII or XXV;
(b) the reference to Annex III in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXIV;
(c) the reference to Annex IV in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXVI;
(d) the reference to Annex IX in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXVII;
(e) the reference to Annex X in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXVIII;
(f) the reference to Annex XI in Annex XVIII shall be read as a reference to Annex XXIX.] ]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 486/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the format and the content of the prospectus, the base prospectus, the summary and the final terms and as regards the disclosure requirements (Text with EEA relevance).
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements (Official Journal of the European Union L 149 of 30 April 2004).