1.An administrator shall publish, together with the benchmark statement referred to in Article 27, a procedure concerning the actions to be taken by the administrator in the event of changes to or the cessation of a benchmark which may be used in the Union in accordance with Article 29(1). The procedure may be drafted, where applicable, for families of benchmarks and shall be updated and published whenever a material change occurs.
2.Supervised entities other than an administrator as referred to in paragraph 1 that use a benchmark shall produce and maintain robust written plans setting out the actions that they would take in the event that a benchmark materially changes or ceases to be provided. Where feasible and appropriate, such plans shall nominatedesignate one or several alternative benchmarks that could be referenced to substitute the benchmarks that would no longer be provided, indicating whythe reasons for the suitability of such benchmarksalternative would be suitable alternatives.benchmarks. The supervised entities shall, upon request,request and without undue delay, provide the relevant competent authority with those plans and any updates and shall reflect them in thetheir contractual relationship with clients.