The Joint Committee (JC) of the authorities'>European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESAs) is part of the EU institutional framework for financial supervision. The objective of the JC is strengthening cooperation between the EBA, EIOPA, ESMA (collectively the ESAs). The ESAs coordinate their supervisory activities to ensure consistency in their practices.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published an Opinion on the draft amended European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) developed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG). ​​The EBA welcomes the progress achieved by EFRAG in streamlining and clarifying several aspects of the initial standards and supports the general approach that aims to reduce the reporting compliance costs, but raises a number of issues that it says require further attention.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered its opinion on the draft revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) developed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG). ESMA welcomes EFRAG’s proposed changes to the ESRS and finds room for specific modifications. The Commission will now consider ESMA’s opinion alongside opinions submitted by the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), the European Central Bank (ECB) and other public bodies, with the aim to adopt the revised ESRS into a delegated act by summer 2026.

The European System of Financial Supervision is an institutional construction established to strengthen financial supervision within the Union.

ESRB is an independent advisory board to the European Union with the objective to “avoid periods of widespread financial distress”.

European Telecommunications Standards Institute has the primary responsibility within Europe for the production of electronic communications standards for pan-European application.

Ireland-Banking & Financial Services analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Financial Regulation Advisory Team. The Regulations transpose Directive (EU) 2023/2673 into Irish law to introduce a revised framework governing the provision of financial services to consumers through distance channels.

An Act to implement, and make other provision in connection with, the agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU.

An Act to repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and make other provision in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU.

ARCHIVED: This Checklist has been archived and is not maintained. This Checklist sets out the provisions of the EU(W)A 2018 (as amended) alongside the commencement date and the legislation from which that commencement date is determined. Provision Provision heading Commencement date Provision for commencement date Repeal of the ECA 1972 EU(W)A 2018, s 1 Repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA 1972) Exit day EU(W)A 2018, s 25(4)European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/1198, reg 2, which provides that EU(W)A 2018, s 1 came into force on 17 August 2019. Savings for implementation period EU(W)A 2018, s 1A Saving for ECA 1972 for implementation period Exit day EU(WA)A 2020, s 42(7)European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/75, reg 4(a) EU(W)A 2018, s 1B Saving for EU-derived domestic legislation for implementation period Exit day EU(WA)A 2020, s 42(7)European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/75, reg 4(b) Retention of

This Practice Note considers how the scope of the right to reside in the EU which results from EU citizenship, first recognised by the Court of Justice in Ruiz Zambrano, has been narrowed in subsequent judgments and its application confined to specific circumstances. The recognition of EU citizenship rights in Zambrano The decision of the Court of Justice in Gerardo Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l'emploi represented a turning point in an emerging law of EU citizenship that bestows on EU citizens, but more particularly their family members, a free-standing and enforceable right of residence distinct from the rights recognised under EU free movement law, under Directive 2004/38/EC, the Citizens’ Directive. In brief, the facts of the case were that two married Colombian nationals claimed asylum in Belgium. Although the asylum claim was unsuccessful, they could not be removed. Two children were born to the couple in Belgium. The children did not acquire Colombian nationality nor were they registered as Colombian nationals. They were granted Belgian nationality in order to avoid them being stateless.

The European Commission's Union Database for Biofuels (UDB) has opened for online registration by the relevant economic operators of transactions of liquid renewable and recycled carbon fuels. The UDB is a global traceability tool, which traces consignments of renewable and recycled carbon fuels and the raw materials that have been used for their production. The database will improve market transparency and traceability in the supply chain for such fuels, avoid double counting and minimise the risk fraud and irregularities, which will support efforts to meet the EU decarbonisation targets.