Register of information starter

What this is#

A five-sheet workbook mirroring the standard templates in Annex I of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2956 ¹. Function, arrangement and provider data is collected once, in the shape those templates need. It is the artefact produced by sections 3.8 and 3.9 of DORA implementation, and supports one decision per row: does this arrangement sit behind a critical or important function.

It is not a replacement for the standard templates, and not a submission format. The submission format is the authority's to set; this file is the working layer underneath.

How to use it#

1. Delete every row marked EXAMPLE - delete. Three appear on each working sheet.
2. Fill Functions first. The criticality decision belongs to the function, not the contract. See the playbook, section 3.4.
3. Work the Template map so each Annex I template has an owner role and a source system before data is collected.
4. Fill Arrangements next, one row each, pointing at a function identifier. See the playbook, section 3.8.
5. Fill Providers last, including subcontractors that effectively underpin critical or important functions ².
6. Resolve the closed-option columns before writing free text. Reliance, substitutability and criticality each take a value from a fixed list.
7. Identify every provider that is a legal person by a valid and active LEI or EUID, and by both where both exist ³.
8. Keep one value per data element, so a second valid value needs a second row ⁴. See section 3.9.

Sheets and columns#

Sheet	Mirrors	Columns
Read first	—	Licence, scope, identifier and closed-option rules
Template map	Annex I	The fifteen codes and titles, in order
Functions	B_06.01	Identifier, activity, name, criticality, objectives
Arrangements	B_02.01, B_02.02	Reference, type, function, dates, notice, law, locations
Providers	B_05.01, B_05.02, B_02.02, B_07.01	Code and type, name, country, Rank, reliance, substitutability, exit plan

Column names are as printed in the Implementing Regulation; ID is a local key, not part of it.

What good looks like#

Six columns from the Providers sheet, example prefix dropped.

ID	Identification code	Type of code	Rank	Substitutability	Existence of an exit plan
PR-001	1111AAAA2222BBBB3301	LEI	1	1. Not substitutable	1. Yes
PR-002	1111AAAA2222BBBB3302	LEI	2	2. Highly complex substitutability	1. Yes
PR-003	1111AAAA2222BBBB3303	LEI	1	4. Easily substitutable	2. No

Two things make those rows usable. Rank places each provider in one chain, so a subcontractor is visible rather than implied. Substitutability is a closed-list value, so two readers cannot disagree about it.

Fields#

Field	Required	Meaning	Common mistake
Function Identifier	yes	The key every arrangement points at	Creating it after the contract rows
Criticality or importance assessment	yes	The decision, from a closed list	Copying a procurement tier
Identification code, Type of code	yes	LEI or EUID for a legal person	A local vendor number
Rank	yes	Position in the supply chain	Leaving subcontractors out
Level of reliance, Substitutability	yes	Closed-list assessments	Free text nobody can compare
Existence of an exit plan	yes	Whether a plan exists	Recording intent, not a plan

Download#

• File: register-of-information.xlsx (xlsx, 12 KB) — five sheets.
• Markdown variant: the same tables at content/templates/assets/_register-of-information.md.
• Licence: CC BY 4.0 — reuse and adapt with attribution to GRCIDE.
• Version: 1.0, 2026-09-05. No personal data, no organisation names; example rows are invented.

Related#

• Playbook: DORA implementation, sections 3.8 and 3.9.
• Radar: the subcontracting technical standard

References#

1. European Commission. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2956. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2956/oj/eng ⁵
2. European Parliament and Council. Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (DORA). https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2554/oj/eng ⁶

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