**Executive Summary**
This is a Decision of the EEA Joint Committee (No 213/2025) issued on September 19, 2025, amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement. It incorporates five Commission Regulations related to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 concerning crypto-assets into the EEA Agreement. The Decision enters into force on September 20, 2025, pending notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Annex IX:** The Decision amends Annex IX to the EEA Agreement by incorporating the following regulations:
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1506 specifying criteria for classifying asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens as significant.
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1507 specifying criteria for intervention powers of the European Securities Markets Authority, the European Banking Authority, and competent authorities. Adaptations: insert the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” after the word "ESMA" in Article 1 and after the words "the EBA" in Article 2.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2545 laying down implementing technical standards for cooperation and information exchange between competent authorities.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2902 laying down implementing technical standards for reporting related to asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens denominated in a currency that is not an official currency of a Member State.
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2984 laying down implementing technical standards for crypto-asset white papers.
* **Language Authenticity:** The Icelandic and Norwegian language texts of the incorporated Delegated and Implementing Regulations will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and will be authentic.
* **Entry into Force:** The Decision will enter into force on September 20, 2025, provided that all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made.
* **Publication:** The Decision will be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**EEA Member States**
**Impact**
The EEA Member States are required to incorporate the five regulations listed above related to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 concerning crypto-assets into their national legislations.
**Action Required**
Ensure that the national legislations are aligned with the five regulations listed above related to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 concerning crypto-assets.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which this decision amends.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114: A Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council which the listed Commission Delegated and Implementing Regulations supplement.
Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement: The specific annex to the EEA Agreement that is being amended by this decision.
EEA Joint Committee: The committee responsible for making the decision to amend the EEA Agreement.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/16 15.1.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 213/2025
of 19 September 2025
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2026/16]
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) 2024/1506 of 22 February 2024 supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying certain criteria for classifying asset-
referenced tokens and e-money tokens as significant(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1507 of 22 February 2024 supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the criteria and factors to be taken
into account by the European Securities Markets Authority, the European Banking Authority and competent
authorities in relation to their intervention powers(2)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2545 of 24 September 2024 laying down implementing technical
standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with
regard to standard forms, templates and procedures for the cooperation and exchange of information between
competent authorities(3)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2902 of 20 November 2024 laying down implementing technical
standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with
regard to reporting related to asset-referenced tokens and to e-money tokens denominated in a currency that is not
an official currency of a Member State(4)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(5) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2984 of 29 November 2024 laying down implementing technical
standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with
regard to forms, formats and templates for the crypto-asset white papers(5) is to be incorporated into the EEA
Agreement.
(6) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is inserted after point 31r (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of
Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:
‘31ra. 32024 R 1506: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1506 of 22 February 2024 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying certain criteria for
classifying asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens as significant (OJ L, 2024/1506, 30.5.2024).
The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptations:
In Articles 2 and 3, the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the
words “the EBA”.
(1) OJ L, 2024/1506, 30.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/1506/oj.
(2) OJ L, 2024/1507, 30.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/1507/oj.
(3) OJ L, 2024/2545, 26.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2545/oj.
(4) OJ L, 2024/2902, 28.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2902/oj.
(5) OJ L, 2024/2984, 3.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2984/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/16/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 15.1.2026
31rb. 32024 R 1507: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1507 of 22 February 2024 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the criteria and factors
to be taken into account by the European Securities Markets Authority, the European Banking Authority and
competent authorities in relation to their intervention powers (OJ L, 2024/1507, 30.5.2024).
The provisions of the Delegated Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following
adaptations:
(a) In Article 1, the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the
word “ESMA”.
(b) In Article 2, the words “or, as the case may be, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the
words “the EBA”.
31rc. 32024 R 2545: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2545 of 24 September 2024 laying down
implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament
and of the Council with regard to standard forms, templates and procedures for the cooperation and exchange of
information between competent authorities (OJ L, 2024/2545, 26.11.2024).
31rd. 32024 R 2902: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2902 of 20 November 2024 laying down
implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament
and of the Council with regard to reporting related to asset-referenced tokens and to e-money tokens
denominated in a currency that is not an official currency of a Member State (OJ L, 2024/2902, 28.11.2024).
31re. 32024 R 2984: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2984 of 29 November 2024 laying down
implementing technical standards for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament
and of the Council with regard to forms, formats and templates for the crypto-asset white papers (OJ L,
2024/2984, 3.12.2024).’
Article 2
The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2024/1506 and (EU) 2024/1507 and Implementing Regulations (EU) 2024/2545,
(EU) 2024/2902 and (EU) 2024/2984 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to
the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 20 September 2025, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the
EEA Agreement have been made(*).
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, 19 September 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/16/oj