ESMA reminds users of scheduled IT operations at the end of the Brexit transition period

In line with its 10 November statement, these operations will take place during a maintenance window starting on 31 December 2020 at 21:30 CET.

ESMA would like to remind users of the following key points:

• ESMA will continue receiving files but will not produce feedback files during the maintenance window for its Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS), Financial Instrument Transparency System (FITRS) and  Double Volume Cap System (DVCAP). During the maintenance window, reporting entities should continue sending data to their NCAs and to ESMA; the backlog of files submitted to ESMA will be processed after completion of the operations;
• The maintenance window of the FIRDS system is planned from Thursday 31 December 2020 at 21:30 CET until Thursday 7 January 2021 at 12:00 CET (noon). Should ESMA complete the operations earlier than 7 January 2021, ESMA may reopen the system earlier to minimise the downtime. Therefore, market participants should monitor from 5 January 2021 potential communication in this respect on ESMA's website and publication of FIRDS data by ESMA;
• The maintenance window of the FITRS and DVCAP systems is planned from Thursday 31 December 2020 at 21:30 CET until Monday 11 January 2021 at 12:00 CET (noon). Should ESMA complete the operations earlier than 11 January 2021, ESMA may reopen the systems earlier to minimise the downtime. Therefore, market participants should monitor from 7 January 2021 potential communication in this respect on ESMA's website and publication of FITRS data by ESMA.

ESMA will also carry out manual updates of databases and registers published directly on the ESMA website. The status of the individual files will be indicated in the update column on the Registers and Data page. More details on the planned operations and instructions can be found in the Brexit data operational plan published on ESMA website.