On 16 December 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a reminder of the operations planned on its databases and systems at the end of the transition period.

In particular ESMA reminds users that:

• ESMA will continue receiving files but will not produce feedback files during the maintenance window for its Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS), Financial Instrument Transparency System (FITRS) and  Double Volume Cap System (DVCAP). During the maintenance window, reporting entities should continue sending data to their Member State competent authorities and to ESMA. The backlog of files submitted to ESMA will be processed after completion of the operations.
• The maintenance window of the FIRDS system is planned from 31 December 2020 at 21:30 CET until 7 January 2021 at 12:00 CET (noon). Should ESMA complete the operations earlier than 7 January 2021, ESMA may reopen the system earlier to minimise the downtime. Market participants should monitor from 5 January 2021 potential communication in this respect on ESMA’s website and publication of FIRDS data by ESMA.
• The maintenance window of the FITRS and DVCAP systems is planned from 31 December 2020 at 21:30 CET until 11 January 2021 at 12:00 CET (noon). Should ESMA complete the operations earlier than 11 January 2021, ESMA may reopen the systems earlier to minimise the downtime. Therefore, market participants should monitor from 7 January 2021 potential communication in this respect on ESMA’s website and publication of FITRS data by ESMA.