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The European Banking Authority (EBA) today consulted on two sets of draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of implementing technical standards (ITS) relating to the authorisation as issuer of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and the assessment of acquisition of qualifying holdings in issuers of ARTs under the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR). With these technical standards, the EBA aims to regulate access to the EU market of ARTs by applicant issuers and persons intending to exercise significant influence on these undertakings via the acquisition of qualifying holdings.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft amending Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory disclosures, which specify the format, structure, contents list and annual publication date of the supervisory information to be disclosed by competent authorities. The amended draft ITS incorporate the changes to the EU legal framework, in particular the changes related to supervisory reporting and investment firms.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion following the notification by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, of its intention to introduce a new measure in accordance with Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. The measure introduces risk weights for targeting asset bubbles in the residential property and commercial immovable property sector in Sweden. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the implementation of the proposed measure.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) launched today a public consultation on the first batch of policy products under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). This includes four draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and one set of draft implementing technical standards (ITS). These technical standards aim to ensure a consistent and harmonised legal framework in the areas of ICT risk management, major ICT-related incident reporting and ICT third-party risk management. The consultation runs until 11 September 2023.

​​​​​​​The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published an Opinion following notification by the Estonian macroprudential authority, Eesti Pank, of its intention to extend for a second two-year period a measure originally introduced in 2019. The measure introduces a minimum risk weight for retail exposures secured by immovable property to obligors residing in Estonia and is aimed at safeguarding the resilience of banks against the systemic risks stemming from lending to residential real estate. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the two-year extension of the proposed measure.

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) today published a joint Discussion Paper seeking stakeholders’ input on aspects of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). This Discussion Paper follows the European Commission’s request for technical advice on the criteria for critical ICT third-party providers (CTPPs) and the oversight fees to be levied on them. Interested stakeholders are invited to provide their input by 23 June 2023.