Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 809/2004
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 is amended as follows:
1. the second paragraph of Article 3 is replaced by the following:
A prospectus shall contain the information items required in Annexes I to XVII and Annexes XX to XXX depending on the type of issuer or issues and securities involved. Subject to Article 4a(1), a competent authority shall not require that a prospectus contains information items which are not included in Annexes I to XVII or Annexes XX to XXX.
;
2. the following Article 20a is inserted:

Additional information building block for consent given in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC
Article 20a
1
For the purposes of the third subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC, the prospectus shall contain the following:
a
the additional information set out in Sections 1 and 2A of Annex XXX where the consent is given to one or more specified financial intermediaries;
b
the additional information set out in Sections 1 and 2B of Annex XXX where the issuer or the person responsible for drawing up the prospectus chooses to give its consent to all financial intermediaries.
2
Where a financial intermediary does not comply with the conditions attached to consent as disclosed in the prospectus, a new prospectus shall be required in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 3(2) of Directive 2003/71/EC.
;
3. the second subparagraph of Article 22(1) is replaced by the following:
A base prospectus shall contain the information items required in Annexes I to XVII, Annex XX and Annexes XXIII to XXX depending on the type of issuer and securities involved. Competent authorities shall not require that a base prospectus contains information items which are not included in Annexes I to XVII, Annex XX or Annexes XXIII to XXX.
;
4. the Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.