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# Article 2 — Business continuity plan

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/303 · binding · OJ L, 2025/303, 20.2.2025 · dated 31 Oct 2024 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/303, OJ L, 2025/303, 20.2.2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/303/oj/eng)*

1. <a id="art-2-p-1"></a>For the purposes of [Article 60(7)](../../articles/60.md), point (b) (iii), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, the notifying entity shall submit to the competent authority a detailed description of its business continuity plan, including the steps to be taken to ensure continuity and regularity in the provision of its crypto-asset services.
2. <a id="art-2-p-2"></a>The description referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following:\
   <a id="art-2-p-2-a"></a>a) details showing that the established business continuity plan is appropriate and that arrangements are set up to maintain and periodically test that plan;\
   <a id="art-2-p-2-b"></a>b) with regard to critical or important functions supported by third-party service providers, details on how business continuity is ensured in the event that the quality of the provision of such functions deteriorates to an unacceptable level or fails;\
   <a id="art-2-p-2-c"></a>c) information on how business continuity is ensured in the event of the death of a key person and, where relevant, political risks in the service provider’s jurisdictions.
