Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 1(1), the following point is added:

'(g) the authorisation and supervision of data reporting services providers.';

(2) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

(i) point (18) is replaced by the following:

'(18) “competent authority” means a competent authority as defined in point (26) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU and, for the authorisation and supervision of data reporting services providers, ESMA, with the exception of those approved reporting mechanisms (ARMs) and approved publication arrangements (APAs) with a derogation in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article;';

(ii) the following point is inserted:

'(22a) “senior management” means senior management as defined in point (37) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU;';

(iii) points (34), (35) and (36) are replaced by the following:

'(34) “approved publication arrangement” or “APA” means a person authorised under this Regulation to provide the service of publishing trade reports on behalf of investment firms pursuant to Articles 20 and 21;