Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/264 amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) in Delegated Regulations (EU) 2018/1645 and 2018/1646, pursuant to the Benchmark Regulation (EU) 2016/1011, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). The Amending Regulation was first adopted on 27 October 2025. These amendments update the form and content of applications for recognition, authorisation and registration of third-party benchmark administrators and those located in the EU. They reflect changes introduced by the BMR recognition regime under Regulation (EU) 2019/2175, including the transfer of responsibility for recognising and supervising third country benchmark administrators from national competent authorities to the European Securities and Markets Authority, as well as further reforms under Regulation (EU) 2025/914 aimed at reducing the regulatory burden on administrators of smaller benchmarks. The amendments to both RTS are consolidated in a single Amending Regulation which enters into force on 19 February.
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