3. A trade repository shall give a unique reference number to each document it submits and shall ensure that the information submitted clearly identifies which specific requirement of the delegated act with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the details of the application for registration of trade repositories adopted pursuant to Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 it refers to, in which document that information is provided and also provides a reason if the information is not submitted as outlined in the document references section of the Annex.
1. 2. An applicationApplications for registration as a trade repository and applications for extension of registration as a trade repository shall be submitted in the format set out in the Annex.
2.The trade repository shall give a unique reference number to each document it submits and shall clearly identify which specific requirement laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 150/2013 (1) the document refers to.
3.Where the trade repository does not submit information pertaining to a specific requirement laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 150/2013, the application for registration as a trade repository or the application for extension of registration as a trade repository, as applicable, shall clearly indicate the reasons why such information is not submitted.
4. 1. An applicationApplications for registration as a trade repository and applications for extension of registration as a trade repository shall be provided in an instrument which stores informationsubmitted in a durable medium as defined in Article 2(1)(m)2, paragraph (1), point (m), of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (^{4}).(2).