Public Consultation on Draft RTS on the management body of DRSPs

ESMA invites comments on all matters in this paper and in particular on the specific questions

summarised in Annex 1. Comments are most helpful if they:

1. respond to the question stated;

2. indicate the specific question to which the comment relates;

3. contain a clear rationale; and

4. describe any alternatives ESMA should consider.

ESMA will consider all comments received up to four weeks following the publication of this

paper.

All contributions should be submitted online at www.esma.europa.eu under the heading ‘Your

input - Consultations’.

All contributions received will be published following the close of the consultation, unless you

request otherwise. Please clearly and prominently indicate in your submission any part you

do not wish to be publicly disclosed. A standard confidentiality statement in an email message

will not be treated as a request for non-disclosure. A confidential response may be requested

from us in accordance with ESMA’s rules on access to documents. We may consult you if we

receive such a request. Any decision we make not to disclose the response is reviewable by

ESMA’s Board of Appeal and the European Ombudsman.