The ESG Ratings Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/3005) was published in the Official Journal on 12 December 2024 and started to apply from 2 July 2026.
ESG rating providers that were providing their services on 2 January 2025 must notify ESMA of their intention to continue operating in the EU and must register for authorisation by 2 November 2026.
Read our earlier blog post for an overview of the Regulation.
Delegated Regulations supplementing the ERR
The following Delegated Regulations supplementing the ERR have now been published and apply retroactively from 2 July 2026 to align with the date of application of the ERR.
Delegated Regulation | Topic | Entry into force | Earlier blog posts for further reading |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/872 (published 28 July 2026) | Organisational safeguards and separation of activities
| 17 August 2026 | |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/871 (published 28 July 2026) | Disclosure requirements for ESG rating providers
| 17 August 2026 | Blog post (as above) |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/910 (published 30 July 2026) | Fees charged by ESMA to ESG rating providers | 31 July 2026 | |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/904 (published 30 July 2026) | Rules of procedure on fines and periodic penalty payments imposed to ESG rating providers by ESMA | 19 August 2026 | Blog post (as above) |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1119 (published 1 September 2026) | Information to be included in the application for authorisation as an ESG rating provider and in the application for recognition of an ESG rating provider | 2 September 2026 |
Guidelines and statements
- On 29 April 2026, ESMA launched a consultation on draft guidelines of its proposed approach for the endorsement of ESG ratings developed outside of the EU. The consultation closed on 29 May 2026. Read our earlier blog post for more.
- On 1 July 2026, ESMA issued a statement on publication or distribution of ESG ratings by third parties in the period from 2 July 2026 until authorisation, recognition or registration of ESG rating providers under the ESG Rating Regulation. Read our blog post for more.
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