Article 6 Application for authorisation to operate in the Union

1.   Legal persons established in the Union that wish to operate in the Union pursuant to Article 2(1), point (a), shall apply to ESMA for authorisation.

2.   An application for authorisation as referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain all of the information listed in Annex I to this Regulation and shall be submitted in any of the official languages of the Union. Council Regulation No 1 (37) shall apply mutatis mutandis to any other communication between ESMA and ESG rating providers and their staff.

3.   ESMA shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify further the information listed in Annex I.

ESMA shall submit the draft regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph to the Commission by 2 October 2025.

Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.

4.   An authorised ESG rating provider shall comply at all times with the requirements under which the initial authorisation was granted.

5.   ESG rating providers shall notify ESMA of any material changes to the circumstances under which the initial authorisation was granted, including any opening or closing of a branch within the Union, without undue delay.