Recital 6

(6)The self-declaration should inform of the absence of convictions of any criminal offence and any proceedings of a disciplinary nature in connection with the provision of financial services, misconduct or fraud or any offence in the field of money laundering or terrorist financing or of any other offence that would concern their ability to oversee the provision of a benchmark with integrity. In this respect, persons that have been sanctioned in particular for manipulation or attempted manipulation under Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁵ , should not become members of the management body or the oversight function.