Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/264 of 27 October 2025 amending the regulatory t…
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Article 1
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1645 is amended as follows:
| (1) | in Article 1, the following paragraph 3 is added:‘3. Personal data relating to the good repute of an applicant benchmark administrator’s management body and employees responsible for the oversight function, or of members performing the oversight function where a separate committee carries out the oversight function, shall be kept by applicant benchmark administrators and ESMA for as long as necessary to assess the initial application and the ongoing supervision, as applicable and no longer than five years after that person has ceased to perform its function.’; |
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| (2) | Article 2 is amended as follows:(a)paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:‘1. The application for recognition shall be submitted in a language customary in the sphere of international finance or in one of the official languages of the Member State where the legal representative is established.’;(b)in paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:‘2. The application for recognition shall be submitted by electronic means.’; |
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| (a) | paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:‘1. The application for recognition shall be submitted in a language customary in the sphere of international finance or in one of the official languages of the Member State where the legal representative is established.’; |
| (b) | in paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:‘2. The application for recognition shall be submitted by electronic means.’; |
| (3) | the following Article 2a is inserted:‘Article 2aInformation to be provided for specific types of benchmarks1. An applicant providing only interest rate benchmarks shall:(a)submit the information listed in the Annex to this Regulation;(b)specify how the specific requirements laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 are implemented where, pursuant to Article 18 of that Regulation, those specific requirements apply.2. An applicant providing only commodity benchmarks shall:(a)submit the information listed in the Annex to this Regulation;(b)specify how the specific requirements set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 are implemented where, pursuant to Article 19 of that Regulation, those specific requirements apply.’; |
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| (a) | submit the information listed in the Annex to this Regulation; |
| (b) | specify how the specific requirements laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 are implemented where, pursuant to Article 18 of that Regulation, those specific requirements apply. |
| (a) | submit the information listed in the Annex to this Regulation; |
| (b) | specify how the specific requirements set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 are implemented where, pursuant to Article 19 of that Regulation, those specific requirements apply.’ |
| (4) | the Annex is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation. |
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Article 2
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1646 is amended as follows:
| (1) | in Article 1, the following paragraph 5 is added:‘5. Personal data relating to the good repute of an applicant benchmark administrator’s management body and of employees responsible for the oversight function, or of members performing the oversight function where a separate committee carries out the oversight function shall be kept by applicant benchmark administrators and competent authorities as long as necessary to assess the initial application and the ongoing supervision, as applicable, and no longer than five years after that person has ceased to perform its function.’; |
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| (2) | the following Article 1a is inserted:‘Article 1aFormat of the applicationThe application referred to in Article 1 shall be submitted by electronic means unless specified otherwise in the applicable national law. Those electronic means shall ensure the completeness, integrity and confidentiality of the information during its transmission. Each submitted document shall clearly identify to which specific requirement of this Regulation it refers.’; |
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| (3) | Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation; |
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| (4) | Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation. |
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Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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| as of | 2025-10-27 → this version applied |
| valid | 2025-10-27 → open publisher-asserted |
| type | REG_DEL Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/264 of 27 October 2025 amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1645 as regards the form and content of an application for recognition with the European Securities and Markets Authority and in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1646 as regards the information to be provided in an application for authorisation and registration |
| language | en |
| published | 2025-10-27 |
| lex_id | eu-eurlex:32026r0264:2025-10-27 |
| record sha256 | 3a94459ffae5db389facfd96798bd2c4fd6cdb7207a150cf1f0ce9739cd9562e |
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