1. Issuers of asset-referenced tokens and, where applicable, third-party entities shall establish and maintain procedures for handling of complaints, where a complaint is:
a statement of dissatisfaction addressed to them by a natural or legal person or any other interested party, including consumer associations that represent holders of asset-referenced tokens, relating to the issuance, the offer or seeking admission to trading of asset-referenced tokens under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114;
submitted by a ‘complainant’, which is a natural or legal person or any other interested party, including consumer associations that represent holders of asset-referenced tokens and where that person, or any other interested party, purports to be eligible to submit a complaint to an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or a third-party entity that have been distributing, totally or partially, asset-referenced tokens.
2. Issuers of asset-referenced tokens shall establish and maintain complaints-handling procedures that include all of the following:
a ‘complaints management policy’, which shall be:(i)defined and endorsed by the issuer of asset-referenced tokens’ senior management, that shall also be responsible for the implementation of that policy and for monitoring compliance with it;(ii)set out in a written document available in electronic or paper format;(iii)made available to all relevant staff of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens through an adequate internal channel.
defined and endorsed by the issuer of asset-referenced tokens’ senior management, that shall also be responsible for the implementation of that policy and for monitoring compliance with it;
set out in a written document available in electronic or paper format;
made available to all relevant staff of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens through an adequate internal channel.
a ‘complaints management function’, which shall:(i)enable complaints to be investigated fairly;(ii)identify and mitigate possible conflicts of interest.
enable complaints to be investigated fairly;
identify and mitigate possible conflicts of interest.