Recital 1

(1)Regulatory divergences between Member States regarding national requirements on marketing communications may create obstacles for crowdfunding service providers operating across the Union. Standard forms, templates and procedures for the notifications by national competent authorities to ESMA ensure that publications to be made by ESMA pursuant to Article 28(6) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 are clear and reduce legal uncertainty. To ease the processing of those notifications and facilitate ESMA in meeting the publication requirements laid down in Article 28(6) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503, competent authorities should be required to notify ESMA, through a dedicated address, within specific timeframes and using harmonised standard forms and templates.