Recital 2

(2)Pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⁴ issuers that issue bonds to be designated as European Green Bonds (‘EuGBs’) are to publish a prospectus in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Such prospectuses are to be included in the storage mechanism referred to in Article 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. It is therefore appropriate to require competent authorities to provide ESMA with machine-readable data indicating (i) which securities qualify as EuGBs or as securitisation bonds, as defined in Article 2(22) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2631, when designated as EuGBs; and (ii) which securities qualify as bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable, as defined in Article 2, point (5) of that Regulation, or as sustainability-linked bonds as defined in Article 2, point (6), of that Regulation where the issuers of those bonds make voluntary disclosures pursuant to Article 20 of that Regulation. The list of metadata laid down in Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/979 should be updated accordingly.