[ESMA35-43-349 Investor protection Best execution Q&A22]

As part of their respective reporting obligations related to the quality of execution, execution venues (RTS 27) and investment firms (RTS 28) should insert a ‘N/A’ (i.e. ‘not applicable’) reference in template fields which are not applicable to their activities.

For example, according to the relevant RTS 27 template, execution venues should insert ‘N/A’ in the respective field (e.g. in the field referring to ‘scheduled auctions’), if the required content is not applicable to the activities of the execution venue.