1. Data reporting services providers shall be authorised by ESMA, or the national competent authority where relevant, for the purposes of this Title where:

(a) the data reporting services provider is a legal person established in the Union; and

(b) the  data  reporting  services  provider  meets  the  requirements  laid down in this Title.

2. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify the data reporting service which the data reporting services provider is auth­ orised to provide. Where an authorised  data  reporting  services provider seeks to extend its business to additional data reporting services, it shall submit a request to  ESMA,  or  the  national competent authority where relevant, for extension of that authorisation.

3. An authorised data reporting services provider shall comply at all times with the conditions for authorisation referred to in this Title. An authorised data reporting services provider shall, without undue delay, notify ESMA, or the national competent authority where relevant, of any material changes to the conditions for authorisation.

4. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be effective and valid for the entire territory of the Union, and shall allow the data reporting services provider to provide the services for  which  it  has been authorised throughout the Union.