**Executive Summary**
This document is the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 138/2025 of 13 June 2025, which amends Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1841]. It incorporates Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/416 and 2025/417, both pertaining to regulatory technical standards for crypto-asset service providers, into the EEA Agreement. The decision enters into force on 14 June 2025, subject to certain notifications or the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2025 of 20 February 2025, whichever is later.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex IX of the EEA Agreement:**
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/416 is inserted into Annex IX. It supplements Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 and specifies the content and format of order book records for crypto-asset service providers operating a trading platform for crypto-assets.
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/417 is inserted into Annex IX. It supplements Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 and specifies the manner in which crypto-asset service providers operating a trading platform for crypto-assets are to present transparency data.
* **Authenticity and Publication:**
* The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/416 and (EU) 2025/417 in Icelandic and Norwegian languages will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision enters into force on 14 June 2025, provided that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made, or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2025 of 20 February 2025, whichever is the later.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Crypto-asset service providers operating a trading platform for crypto-assets in the EEA**
**Impact:**
These providers must comply with the regulatory technical standards specified in Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/416 and (EU) 2025/417, regarding order book records and the presentation of transparency data.
**Action Required:**
Adjust operational procedures to meet the requirements of the incorporated regulations regarding order book records and transparency data presentation.
**Stakeholder: EEA Member States**
**Impact:**
EEA Member States are required to integrate the provisions of the amended Annex IX into their national legal frameworks.
**Action Required:**
Ensure national laws and regulations align with the newly incorporated Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/416 and (EU) 2025/417.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area. This decision amends Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement.
Annex IX (Financial services): Part of the EEA Agreement. Amended by the decision, incorporating new regulations regarding crypto-assets.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. Commission Delegated Regulations 2025/416 and 2025/417 supplement this regulation.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/416: Supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, specifying the content and format of order book records for crypto-asset service providers operating a trading platform for crypto-assets.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/417: Supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, specifying the manner in which crypto-asset service providers operating a trading platform for crypto-assets are to present transparency data.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1841 2.10.2025
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 138/2025
of 13 June 2025
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2025/1841]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/416 of 29 November 2024 supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards
specifying the content and format of order book records for crypto-asset service providers operating a trading
platform for crypto-assets(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/417 of 28 November 2024 supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards
specifying the manner in which crypto-asset service providers operating a trading platform for crypto-assets are to
present transparency data(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 31r (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:
‘31rn. 32025 R 0416: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/416 of 29 November 2024 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical
standards specifying the content and format of order book records for crypto-asset service providers operating a
trading platform for crypto-assets (OJ L, 2025/416, 14.3.2025).
31ro. 32025 R 0417: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/417 of 28 November 2024 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical
standards specifying the manner in which crypto-asset service providers operating a trading platform for crypto-
assets are to present transparency data (OJ L, 2025/417, 14.3.2025).’
Article 2
The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/416 and (EU) 2025/417 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be
published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
(1) OJ L, 2025/416, 14.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/416/oj.
(2) OJ L, 2025/417, 14.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/417/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1841/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 2.10.2025
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 June 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made(*), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2025
of 20 February 2025(3), whichever is the later.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Nicolas VON LINGEN
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
(3) OJ L, 2025/765, 8.5.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/765/oj.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1841/oj