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Since our last newsletter, ESMA has released updated Q&A s, supervisory guidelines, a peer review, further guidelines on staff competence, and a public statement – all regarding the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets (“ MiCA”). Supervisory

Further to the entry into force of the Listing Act , ESMA published various final reports providing technical advice and updated its Q&As. These include: ESMA's final report on the technical advice concerning MAR and MiFID II SME growth markets ESMA's final report on the technical advice concerning

Since the Digital Operational Resilience Act ( Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) (" DORA") entered into force on 17 January 2025, the European Supervisory Authorities, being ESMA, EIOPA and EBA, (the " ESAs") and the relevant national competent authorities of the EU Member States have been actively working

On 27 February 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ CJEU”) ruled on the interpretation of Article 25(1) of the Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on the jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil

On 12 February and 3 April 2025, ESMA updated its Questions and Answers (" Q&As") in relation to Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 on European crowdfunding service providers for business (the “ Crowdfunding Regulation ”), adding four new Q&As. Earlier this year, in 8 January 2025, ESMA

Amendments to MiFID II and MiFIR Further to the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/2809 (the " Listing Act Regulation"), Article 25 of MiFIR has been amended. Article 25 deals with the obligations on the operators of a trading venue to keep at the disposal of the competent authority, for at