On 30 January 2026, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/264 (the Amending Regulation), which contains amendments to regulatory technical standards (RTS) supplementing the Benchmarks Regulation ((EU) 2016/1011) (BMR) on third country administrator recognition applications, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (the OJ).
The Amending Regulation makes amendments to:
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1646, which contains RTS specifying the information to be included in the application for authorisation or registration by a benchmark administrator located in the EU.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1645, which contains RTS setting out the information required when a benchmark administrator located in a third country submits its application for recognition.
The Amending Regulation will enter into force on 19 February 2026 (i.e. 20 days after its publication in the OJ).