**Executive Summary**
This document is the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 245/2025, dated 24 October 2025, amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement. It incorporates several Commission Regulations related to crypto-assets into the EEA Agreement. This decision enters into force on 25 October 2025, provided all notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Incorporation of Regulations into EEA Agreement:**
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/306 regarding standard forms, templates, and procedures for crypto-asset service provider authorization applications is incorporated.
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1140 concerning regulatory technical standards specifying records for crypto-asset services, activities, orders, and transactions is incorporated.
* Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1141 concerning regulatory technical standards for policies and procedures on conflicts of interest for issuers of asset-referenced tokens is incorporated.
* **Authentic Texts:**
* The texts of the Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/1140 and (EU) 2025/1141, and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/306 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Decision enters into force on 25 October 2025, conditional upon completion of all notifications required under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement.
* **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 Crypto-Asset Service Providers, Issuers of Asset-Referenced Tokens, and Related Entities**
**Impact**
Entities involved in crypto-asset services and the issuance of asset-referenced tokens within the EEA are directly impacted by the new regulations. These regulations define technical standards for record-keeping, conflict-of-interest policies, and application procedures for authorization as a crypto-asset service provider.
**Action Required**
These stakeholders need to ensure compliance with the incorporated Commission Regulations, including implementing necessary policies, procedures, and documentation as specified in the regulations to meet regulatory requirements for their operations within the EEA.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Agreement: Agreement on the European Economic Area to which Annex IX (Financial services) is amended by this Decision.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114: Regulation supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/1140 and (EU) 2025/1141, and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/306 which are being incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Annex IX (Financial services): Part of the EEA Agreement that is amended by this decision to incorporate new regulations.
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for amending the EEA Agreement.
Brussels: Location where the decision was finalized.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/206 12.2.2026
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEENo 245/2025
of 24 October 2025
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2026/206]
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) 2025/1140 of 27 February 2025 supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards
specifying records to be kept of all crypto-asset services, activities, orders and transactions undertaken(1) is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1141 of 27 February 2025 supplementing Regulation
(EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regulatory technical standards specifying
the requirements for policies and procedures on conflicts of interest for issuers of asset-referenced tokens(2)is to be
incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/306 of 31 October 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 information to be included in the application for
authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider(3)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(4) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 31rw (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/419) of Annex IX to the
EEA Agreement:
‘31rz. 32025 R 0306: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/306 of 31 October 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 information to be included in
the application for authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider (OJ L, 2025/306, 31.3.2025).
31rza. 32025 R 1140: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1140 of 27 February 2025 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical
standards specifying records to be kept of all crypto-asset services, activities, orders and transactions undertaken
(OJ L, 2025/1140, 10.6.2025).
31rzb. 32025 R 1141: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1141 of 27 February 2025 supplementing
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regulatory technical
standards specifying the requirements for policies and procedures on conflicts of interest for issuers of asset-
referenced tokens (OJ L, 2025/1141, 10.6.2025).’
(1) OJ L, 2025/1140, 10.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1140/oj.
(2) OJ L, 2025/1141, 10.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1141/oj.
(3) OJ L, 2025/306, 31.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/306/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/206/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 12.2.2026
Article 2
The texts of Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/1140 and (EU) 2025/1141, and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/306 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 25 October 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, 24 October 2025.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/206/oj