Delegated Regulations on disclosures and trading under MAR published in OJ
European Commission adopts Delegated Regulation amending RTS on clearing thresholds under EMIR
- Amending Article 11: to set the
European Commission adopts Delegated Regulation on transparency requirements under MiFIR
On 13 July 2026, the European Commission adopted a delegated regulation setting out three sets of regulatory technical standards (RTS) relating to transparency requirements for trading venues and investment firms in respect of derivatives, package orders, and input and output data for the OTC derivatives consolidated tape under the Markets in Financial Instruments
ESMA Final Report on draft RTS on CCP admission criteria elements
On 8 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Final Report on the regulatory technical standards (RTS) concerning the central counterparties’ (CCPs) admission criteria elements, following the review of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3).
Background
Under Article 37(7) of EMIR (as
EBA Opinion on the implementation of IFRS 18 in FINREP to support consistency with IFRS requirements
On 8 July 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an Opinion providing guidance on how institutions can report profit or loss information during the interim period between the first application date of IFRS 18 and the first application date of the amending Implementing Technical Standards on supervisory financial reporting, which are currently
ESMA Compliance Table – Guidelines for the criteria on the assessment of knowledge and competence under MiCA
On 7 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Guidelines Compliance Table setting out which Member State competent authorities comply or intend to comply with ESMA’s guidelines for the criteria on the assessment of knowledge and competence under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation.
ESMA launches CSA on the digital operational resilience of CASPs
On 8 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the launch of a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) focusing on the digital operational resilience of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), with a specific emphasis on custody services. Member State competent authorities (NCAs) will carry out the
EU/UK Split the Difference – Commodities
In this latest episode of our Split the Difference podcast series, where we look into regulatory divergence in the markets space, we examine the commodity derivatives regime and the growing divergence between the UK and EU frameworks focussing on five critical areas: the position limits regime, position management controls, exemptions, position reporting and the ancillary
EBA Final Report – Guidelines on the authorisation of third-country branches under the CRD
On 7 July 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a Final Report setting out draft guidelines on the authorisation of third country branches (TCBs) in accordance with Article 48c(8) of the Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRD IV) (as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/1619 (CRD VI)).
Background
Published in OJ – Commission Delegated Regulation updating references and terminology in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/206
On 7 July 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/807 of 10 March 2026 amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/206 as regards the updating of references and the alignment of terminology following amendments to the Capital Requirements