ANNEX I U.K.INDEPENDENCE AND AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Section D U.K. [F1 Rules on the presentation of credit ratings and rating outlooks]

I. General obligations U.K.

[F2 6. A credit rating agency shall disclose on its website, and notify ESMA on an ongoing basis, information about all entities or debt instruments submitted to it for their initial review or for preliminary rating. Such disclosure shall be made whether or not issuers contract with the credit rating agency for a final rating.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (Text with EEA relevance).

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (Text with EEA relevance).