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1. This Regulation shall apply to the imposition by the ECB of sanctions on undertakings for failure to comply with obligations arising from ECB decisions or regulations.

2. The rules applying to the imposition by the ECB, in the exercise of its supervisory tasks, of sanctions in case of a breach of an ECB regulation or decision shall derogate from the rules laid down in Articles 2 to 4 to the extent laid down in Articles 4a to 4c.

3. The ECB shall publish any decision imposing sanctions on an undertaking in case of a breach of an ECB regulation or decision, in the supervisory field, whether or not such decision has been appealed. The ECB shall carry out such a publication on its website without undue delay, and after the decision has been notified to the undertaking concerned. The publication shall include information on the type and nature of the breach and the identity of the undertaking concerned, unless publication in this manner would either:

(a) jeopardise the stability of the financial markets or an ongoing criminal investigation; or (b) cause, in so far as can be determined, disproportionate damage to the undertaking concerned.

In these circumstances, decisions regarding sanctions shall be published on an anonymised basis. Alternatively, where such circumstances are likely to cease within a reasonable period of time, publication under this paragraph may be postponed for such period of time. If an appeal to the Court of Justice in respect of a decision imposing a sanction is pending, the ECB shall, without undue delay, also publish information on the status of the appeal in question and the outcome thereof on its official website. The ECB shall ensure that information published under this paragraph remains on its official website for at least five years.