In order to receive ICT servicesdigital and data services provided through ICT systems to one or more internal or external users on an ongoing basis, including hardware as a service and hardware services which includes the provision of technical support via software or firmware updates by the hardware provider, excluding traditional analogue telephone services from an ICT third-party service provideran undertaking providing ICT services, including ICT intra-group service providersan undertaking that is part of a financial group and that provides predominantly ICT services to financial entities within the same group or to financial entities belonging to the same institutional protection scheme, including to their parent undertakings, subsidiaries, branches or other entities that are under common ownership or control, financial entitiesas defined in Article 2, points (a) to (t) conclude a written contract with the ICT third-party service provideran undertaking providing ICT services. In case of groupsa group as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive 2013/34/EU, ICT intra-group service providersan undertaking that is part of a financial group and that provides predominantly ICT services to financial entities within the same group or to financial entities belonging to the same institutional protection scheme, including to their parent undertakings, subsidiaries, branches or other entities that are under common ownership or control may conclude a contract with ICT third-party providers external to the groupa group as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive 2013/34/EU to provide ICT servicesdigital and data services provided through ICT systems to one or more internal or external users on an ongoing basis, including hardware as a service and hardware services which includes the provision of technical support via software or firmware updates by the hardware provider, excluding traditional analogue telephone services to one or more financial entitiesas defined in Article 2, points (a) to (t) of the groupa group as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive 2013/34/EU. In order to capture the full ICT service supply chain, financial entitiesas defined in Article 2, points (a) to (t) maintaining the register of information should report information on both the contractual arrangement with their ICT intra-group service provideran undertaking that is part of a financial group and that provides predominantly ICT services to financial entities within the same group or to financial entities belonging to the same institutional protection scheme, including to their parent undertakings, subsidiaries, branches or other entities that are under common ownership or control as well as information on the arrangement stipulated by the ICT intra- groupa group as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive 2013/34/EU service provider and the ICT third-party providers external to the groupa group as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive 2013/34/EU as subcontractors. To reflect this practice, the register of information includes a specific template allowing the reconciliation between the intra-group contracts and the contracts with ICT third-party service providersan undertaking providing ICT services external to the groupa group as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Directive 2013/34/EU.