DORA EU Legislation

Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector and amending Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 600/2014, (EU) No 909/2014 and (EU) 2016/1011 (Digital and Operational Resilience Act’)
Regulatory Technical Standards
Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on ICT risk management framework and on simplified ICT risk management framework
RTS on criteria for the classification of ICT-related incidents
RTS to specify the policy on ICT services supporting critical or important functions provided by ICT third-party service providers (TPPs)
Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) to establish the templates for the register of information
RTS and ITS on the content, format, templates and timelines for reporting major ICT-related incidents and significant cyber threats
RTS on the harmonization of conditions enabling the conduct of the oversight activities
RTS specifying the criteria for determining the composition of the joint examination team (JET)
RTS on threat-led penetration testing (TLPT)
Joint Regulatory Technical Standards on subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions

DORA Maltese Legislation

Malta Financial Services Authority Act (Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)) Regulations, 2024
Data Reporting Services (Amendment) Regulations, 2024

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Data Protection and Privacy

Ian Deguara Joins Mamo TCV Advocates

In August 2026, Mr Ian Deguara, the former Maltese Information and Data Protection Commissioner, joined Mamo TCV Advocates as Senior Regulatory Advisor. Mr Deguara’s term at the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) came to an end in March 2026. Mamo TCV Advocates’ Managing Partner, Dr Joe Borg Bartolo, welcomed Mr Deguara to the firm, describing his appointment as an important milestone for both the firm and Mr Deguara as he begins this new chapter of his distinguished career in the field of privacy and data protection. Dr Claude Micallef Grimaud and Dr Antoine Camilleri, both partners heading the…
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EU AI Act Update: What Will Apply From 2 August 2026 And What Is Being Postponed?

In a recent press release, the Council of the European Union announced that a provisional agreement on the Digital Omnibus Regulation on AI (hereinafter the “Omnibus”) was reached, introducing certain amendments to the EU AI Act (hereinafter the “Act”). Most notably, the provisional agreement revises the timeline for the applicability of certain provisions of the Act, particularly concerning the obligations applicable to high-risk AI systems. In this respect, the application of the obligations with respect to high-risk AI systems listed under Annex III of the Act would be postponed to 2 December 2027. For high-risk AI systems which are embedded…
DORA

Reminder: DORA Register of Information Submission Deadline Approaching

Further to the Malta Financial Services Authority’s (‘MFSA’) circular setting out the reporting timelines applicable to the annual submission of the Register of Information (‘ROI’) under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector (‘DORA’), the submission deadline is now approaching. Financial entities authorised by the MFSA and falling within the scope of DORA are required to submit their updated ROI by 21 March 2026 or the next working day. The ROI must reflect the entity’s contractual arrangements with ICT third-party service providers as at 31 December 2025 and must be submitted via the MFSA’s  LH Portal.…
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DORA reporting timelines
DORA
DORA: Register of Information Reporting Timelines for 2026 and Beyond

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