--- title: "Article 31 — Complaints-handling procedures" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" shortTitle: "Article 31 — Complaints-handling procedures" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 instrument: mica celex: 32023R1114 text_version: "Consolidated version of 9 January 2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 9 January 2024 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109)* 1. [Issuers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer) of [asset-referenced tokens](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/asset-referenced-token) shall establish and maintain effective and transparent procedures for the prompt, fair and consistent handling of complaints received from holders of asset-referenced tokens and other interested parties, including consumer associations that represent holders of asset-referenced tokens, and shall publish descriptions of those procedures. Where the asset-referenced tokens are distributed, totally or partially, by third-party entities as referred to in [Article 34](34.md)(5), first subparagraph, point (h), issuers of the asset-referenced tokens shall establish procedures to also facilitate the handling of such complaints between holders of the asset-referenced tokens and such third-party entities. 2. Holders of [asset-referenced tokens](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/asset-referenced-token) shall be able to file complaints free of charge with the [issuers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer) of their asset-referenced tokens or, where applicable, with the third-party entities as referred to in paragraph 1. 3. Issuers of asset-referenced tokens and, where applicable, the third-party entities as referred to in paragraph 1, shall develop and make available to holders of asset-referenced tokens a template for filing complaints and shall keep a record of all complaints received and any measures taken in response thereto. 4. Issuers of asset-referenced tokens shall investigate all complaints in a timely and fair manner and communicate the outcome of such investigations to the holders of their asset-referenced tokens within a reasonable period. 5. EBA, in close cooperation with ESMA, shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to further specify the requirements, templates and procedures for handling complaints. EBA shall submit the draft regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph to the Commission by 30 June 2024. Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010. *** ### Related * [issuer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/issuer) — definition used in this article ## Related Level 2 and Level 3 ### Binding measures - [2025/293 — RTS — ART Complaints Handling \[in force\]](../level-2/rts/rts-on-complaints-handling-procedures-for-issuers-of-arts.md) *** [Title III — Asset-referenced tokens](../titles/iii.md) › Chapter 2 — Obligations of issuers of asset-referenced tokens · [← Article 30](30.md) · [Article 32 →](32.md)