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1. Member States shall require listed companies to provide information to the competent authorities, once a year, about the gender representation on their boards, distinguishing between executive and non-executive directors and regarding the measures taken with a view to achieving the applicable objectives laid down in Article 5(1) and, where applicable, the objectives set in accordance with Article 5(2). Member States shall require listed companies to publish that information in an appropriate and easily accessible manner on their websites. On the basis of the information provided, Member States shall publish and regularly update, in an easily accessible and centralised manner, a list of the listed companies that have achieved either of the objectives laid down in Article 5(1).

2. Where a listed company has not achieved one of the objectives laid down in Article 5(1) or, where applicable, the objectives set in accordance with Article 5(2), the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the reasons for not achieving the objectives and a comprehensive description of the measures which the listed company has already taken or intends to take in order to achieve them.

3. Where applicable, the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall also be included in the company’s corporate governance statement, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Directive 2013/34/EU.

4. The obligations set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply in a Member State which has suspended the application of Article 6 pursuant to Article 12 where national law provides for reporting obligations that ensure the regular publication of information regarding the progress made by listed companies towards a more balanced representation of women and men on their boards.