Source: OJ L 150, 9.6.2023, pp. 40–205
Current language: EN
- Markets in crypto-assets
Basic legislative acts
- MiCA regulation
Article 65 Cross-border provision of crypto-asset services
A crypto-asset service providermeans a legal person or other undertaking whose occupation or business is the provision of one or more crypto-asset services to clients on a professional basis, and that is allowed to provide crypto-asset services in accordance with Article 59; that intends to provide crypto-asset servicesmeans any of the following services and activities relating to any crypto-asset:providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients;operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets;exchange of crypto-assets for funds;exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets;execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;placing of crypto-assets;reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;providing advice on crypto-assets;providing portfolio management on crypto-assets;providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; in more than one Member State shall submit the following information to the competent authoritymeans one or more authorities:designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 93 concerning offerors, persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, issuers of asset-referenced tokens, or crypto-asset service providers;designated by each Member State for the application of Directive 2009/110/EC concerning issuers of e-money tokens; of the home Member Statemeans:where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens has its registered office in the Union, the Member State where that offeror or person has its registered office;where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens has no registered office in the Union but does have one or more branches in the Union, the Member State chosen by that offeror or person from among the Member States where it has branches;where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens is established in a third country and has no branch in the Union, either the Member State where the crypto-assets are intended to be offered to the public for the first time or, at the choice of the offeror or person seeking admission to trading, the Member State where the first application for admission to trading of those crypto-assets is made;in the case of an issuer of asset-referenced tokens, the Member State where the issuer of asset-referenced tokens has its registered office;in the case of an issuer of e-money tokens, the Member State where the issuer of e-money tokens is authorised as a credit institution under Directive 2013/36/EU or as an electronic money institution under Directive 2009/110/EC;in the case of crypto-asset service providers, the Member State where the crypto-asset service provider has its registered office;:
a list of the Member States in which the crypto-asset service providermeans a legal person or other undertaking whose occupation or business is the provision of one or more crypto-asset services to clients on a professional basis, and that is allowed to provide crypto-asset services in accordance with Article 59; intends to provide crypto-asset servicesmeans any of the following services and activities relating to any crypto-asset:providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients;operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets;exchange of crypto-assets for funds;exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets;execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;placing of crypto-assets;reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;providing advice on crypto-assets;providing portfolio management on crypto-assets;providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;;
the crypto-asset servicesmeans any of the following services and activities relating to any crypto-asset:providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients;operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets;exchange of crypto-assets for funds;exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets;execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;placing of crypto-assets;reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;providing advice on crypto-assets;providing portfolio management on crypto-assets;providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; that the crypto-asset service providermeans a legal person or other undertaking whose occupation or business is the provision of one or more crypto-asset services to clients on a professional basis, and that is allowed to provide crypto-asset services in accordance with Article 59; intends to provide on a cross-border basis;
the starting date of the intended provision of the crypto-asset servicesmeans any of the following services and activities relating to any crypto-asset:providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients;operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets;exchange of crypto-assets for funds;exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets;execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;placing of crypto-assets;reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;providing advice on crypto-assets;providing portfolio management on crypto-assets;providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;;
a list of all other activities provided by the crypto-asset service providermeans a legal person or other undertaking whose occupation or business is the provision of one or more crypto-asset services to clients on a professional basis, and that is allowed to provide crypto-asset services in accordance with Article 59; not covered by this Regulation.
The competent authoritymeans one or more authorities:designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 93 concerning offerors, persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, issuers of asset-referenced tokens, or crypto-asset service providers;designated by each Member State for the application of Directive 2009/110/EC concerning issuers of e-money tokens; of the home Member Statemeans:where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens has its registered office in the Union, the Member State where that offeror or person has its registered office;where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens has no registered office in the Union but does have one or more branches in the Union, the Member State chosen by that offeror or person from among the Member States where it has branches;where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens is established in a third country and has no branch in the Union, either the Member State where the crypto-assets are intended to be offered to the public for the first time or, at the choice of the offeror or person seeking admission to trading, the Member State where the first application for admission to trading of those crypto-assets is made;in the case of an issuer of asset-referenced tokens, the Member State where the issuer of asset-referenced tokens has its registered office;in the case of an issuer of e-money tokens, the Member State where the issuer of e-money tokens is authorised as a credit institution under Directive 2013/36/EU or as an electronic money institution under Directive 2009/110/EC;in the case of crypto-asset service providers, the Member State where the crypto-asset service provider has its registered office; shall, within 10 working days of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 1, communicate that information to the single points of contact of the host Member Statesmeans the Member State where an offeror or person seeking admission to trading has made an offer to the public of crypto-assets or is seeking admission to trading, or where a crypto-asset service provider provides crypto-asset services, where different from the home Member State;, to ESMA and to EBA.
The competent authoritymeans one or more authorities:designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 93 concerning offerors, persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, issuers of asset-referenced tokens, or crypto-asset service providers;designated by each Member State for the application of Directive 2009/110/EC concerning issuers of e-money tokens; of the Member State that granted authorisation shall inform the crypto-asset service providermeans a legal person or other undertaking whose occupation or business is the provision of one or more crypto-asset services to clients on a professional basis, and that is allowed to provide crypto-asset services in accordance with Article 59; concerned of the communication referred to in paragraph 2 without delay.
The crypto-asset service providermeans a legal person or other undertaking whose occupation or business is the provision of one or more crypto-asset services to clients on a professional basis, and that is allowed to provide crypto-asset services in accordance with Article 59; may begin to provide crypto-asset servicesmeans any of the following services and activities relating to any crypto-asset:providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients;operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets;exchange of crypto-assets for funds;exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets;execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;placing of crypto-assets;reception and transmission of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients;providing advice on crypto-assets;providing portfolio management on crypto-assets;providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients; in a Member State other than its home Member Statemeans:where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens has its registered office in the Union, the Member State where that offeror or person has its registered office;where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens has no registered office in the Union but does have one or more branches in the Union, the Member State chosen by that offeror or person from among the Member States where it has branches;where the offeror or person seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens is established in a third country and has no branch in the Union, either the Member State where the crypto-assets are intended to be offered to the public for the first time or, at the choice of the offeror or person seeking admission to trading, the Member State where the first application for admission to trading of those crypto-assets is made;in the case of an issuer of asset-referenced tokens, the Member State where the issuer of asset-referenced tokens has its registered office;in the case of an issuer of e-money tokens, the Member State where the issuer of e-money tokens is authorised as a credit institution under Directive 2013/36/EU or as an electronic money institution under Directive 2009/110/EC;in the case of crypto-asset service providers, the Member State where the crypto-asset service provider has its registered office; from the date of receipt of the communication referred to in paragraph 3 or at the latest from the 15th calendar day after having submitted the information referred to in paragraph 1.
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