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Article 34 is amended as follows: in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, point (aa) is replaced by the following: ; where applicable, express an opinion based on a limited assurance engagement as regards the compliance of the sustainability reporting with the requirements of this Directive, including the compliance of the sustainability reporting with the sustainability reporting standards adopted pursuant to Article 29b, the process carried out by the undertaking to identify the information reported pursuant to those sustainability reporting standards, and the compliance with the requirement to mark up sustainability reporting in accordance with Article 29d, and as regards the compliance with the reporting requirements provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852;’ the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2a. Member States shall ensure that the opinion referred to in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, point (aa), is prepared in a manner that fully respects the right of the undertakings in the value chain which, on their balance sheet dates, do not exceed an average number of 1 000 employees during the preceding financial year to decline to provide to the reporting undertaking any information that exceeds the information specified in the standards for voluntary use referred to in Article 29ca.’ ;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.