On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published a proposal for the Regulation establishing a European single access point (ESAP) providing centralised access to publicly available information of relevance to financial services, capital markets and sustainability. The establishment of a ESAP by 2024 is a main goal of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan adopted by the Commission in September 2020, to help provide EU-wide access to information activities and products of entities that are required to disclose information relevant to capital markets, financial services and sustainable finance.
On 20 December 2023, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ):
- Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 establishing a European single access point providing centralised access to publicly available information of relevance to financial services, capital markets and sustainability.
- Directive (EU) 2023/2864 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 amending certain Directives as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point.
- Regulation (EU) 2023/2869 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 amending certain Regulations as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point.
The above legislative acts enter into force on the twentieth day following publication in the OJ.