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10/07/2026
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has published the following question and answer:
EU ESG Ratings Regulation (ESGRR)
- Consulting activities to investors or undertakings - Separation of business (2889)
- Application of two working day notification period - 48h rule (2719)
- Scope of two working day notification period - 48h rule (2890)
- Access to dataset for factual error review - 48h rule (2891)
- Notifications without a designated contact - 48h rule (2717)
- Obligation to consider issuer feedback - 48h rule (2716)
- ESG ratings used for internal purposes or in-house financial services (2806)
- Exemption for SPO providers (2807)
Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)
- Authorised CASP for providing custody and administration or transfer services for crypto-assets in relation to other crypto-assets being issued after the offer to the public (2417)
- Perimeter of advice under MiCA compared to MiFID II (2882)
- Crypto-Asset lending services under MiCA (2883)