Source: OJ L, 2025/1141, 10.6.2025

Current language: EN

Article 6 Policies and procedures on arrangements with third-party service providers


Issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; shall within the policies and procedures under this Regulation ensure that no written arrangement with a third-party service provider is concluded unless:

  1. the written arrangement obliges the third party to act in a manner consistent with those policies and procedures;

  2. the written arrangement ensures that when the services referred to in Article 34(5), point (h), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 are provided by a third party that is part of the same groupmeans a group as defined in Article 2(11) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(5) Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2013/34/oj).. as the issuermeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies;, decisions related to the provision of third-party services are taken objectively, in the interest of each party and under the same conditions that would apply if the agreement to provide services had been entered into by independent parties;

  3. issuersmeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; ensure that the fees offered to provide one of the services referred to in Article 34(5) point (h) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 do not promote the interests of the issuermeans a natural or legal person, or other undertaking, who issues crypto-assets; of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies; or the third party in a way that may conflict with the interests of a holder of asset-referenced tokensmeans a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies;.

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