# The Benchmarks (Provision of Information and Documents) Regulations 2021, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision in respect of a notice or permission given by the Financial Conduct Authority to a benchmark administrator under Articles 22A, 22B, 23A and 23D of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds.
In these Regulations:
— regulation 5 imposes an obligation on the administrator of a critical benchmark to provide an address to which the Financial Conduct Authority may send a notice or permission electronically;
— regulation 6 makes provision for when a notice or permission sent in such a manner is deemed to have been received.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. A de minimis impact assessment is available from HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/812/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/benchmarks-provision-of-information-and-documents-regulations-2021/note
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