Source: OJ L, 2025/293, 13.2.2025Current language: EN
- Markets in crypto-assets
ART/EMT issuer
- RTS on issuer complaints handling
Article 2 Provision of information to the holder of asset-referenced tokens and other interested parties
Issuers of asset-referenced tokens shall provide, on request or when acknowledging receipt of a complaint, clear, accurate and up-to-date written information about the complaints-handling procedure to the complainant. The information provided by the issuer shall include the following:
the conditions for the admissibility of complaints as referred to in Article 5(1), point (a);
details of the procedure to file a complaint, including the type of information to be provided by the complainant and the identity and contact details of the person or department to which the complaint is directed;
the procedure that will be followed when handling a complaint including when the receipt of the complaint will be acknowledged, indicative handling timelines and the availability of a competent authority, an ombudsman or alternative dispute resolution mechanisms;
information that complaints are filed and handled free of charge with the issuers or, where applicable, with the third-party entities;
a mention of the issuer’s obligation to keep the complainant informed about the further handling of the complaint.
Issuers of asset-referenced tokens shall publish an up-to-date description of the complaints-handling procedure as well as the template for filing complaints set out in the Annex, in an easily accessible manner, including via brochures, pamphlets, contractual documents or via their website.
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- designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 93 concerning offerors, persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, issuers of asset-referenced tokens, or crypto-asset service providers;
- designated by each Member State for the application of Directive 2009/110/EC concerning issuers of e-money tokens;