MiCA Regulation [Eurolex]

Art. 16 - Authorisation Art. 17 - Requirements for banks Art. 18 - Application for authorisation Art. 19 - Whitepaper Art. 20 - Assessment of application Art. 21 - Refusal of authorisation Art. 22 - Reporting on stablecoins Art. 23 - Restrictions on mass stablecoins Art. 24 - Withdrawal of the authorisation Art. 25 - Modification of whitepaper Art. 26 - Liability for whitepaper Art. 27 - Best interest Art. 28 - Whitepaper Art. 29 - Marketing Art. 30 - Ongoing information Art. 31 - Complaints-handling Art. 32 - Conflicts of interest Art. 33 - Changes of management Art. 34 - Governance arrangements Art. 35 - Own funds requirements Art. 36 - Reserve assets Art. 37 - Custody of reserve assets Art. 38 - Investment of the reserves Art. 39 - Right of redemption Art. 40 - Prohibition of granting interest Art. 41 - Acquisition of issuers: Assessment Art. 42 - Acquisitions of issuers: Content Art. 43 - Significant stablecoins Art. 44 - Voluntary significant stablecoins Art. 45 - Obligations for significant stablecoins Art. 46 - Recovery plan Art. 47 - Redemption plan
Art. 59 - Authorisation Art. 60 - Services by licensed entities Art. 61 - Reverse solicitation Art. 62 - Application for authorisation Art. 63 - Assessment of application Art. 64 - Withdrawal of authorisation Art. 65 - Cross-border services Art. 66 - Honest, fair, professional Art. 67 - Prudential requirements Art. 68 - Governance arrangements Art. 69 - Information to authorities Art. 70 - Custody Art. 71 - Complaints-handling procedures Art. 72 - Conflicts of interest Art. 73 - Outsourcing Art. 74 - Orderly wind-down Art. 75 - Custody and administration Art. 76 - Trading platforms Art. 77 - Exchange Art. 78 - Best execution Art. 79 - Placing of crypto-assets Art. 80 - Reception and transmission of orders Art. 81 - Advice and Portfolio Management Art. 82 - Transfers Art. 83 - Acquisitions: Assessment Art. 84 - Acquisitions: Content Art. 85 - Significant service providers
Art. 93 - Competent authorities Art. 94 - Powers of competent authorities Art. 95 - Cooperation Art. 96 - Cooperation EBA and ESMA Art. 97 - Classification of tokens Art. 98 - Other authorities Art. 99 - Duty of notification Art. 100 - Professional secrecy Art. 101 - Data protection Art. 102 - Precautionary measures Art. 103 - ESMA interventions Art. 104 - EBA interventions Art. 105 - Product intervention Art. 106 - Coordination with ESMA or EBA Art. 107 - Third-countries Art. 108 - Complaints-handling Art. 109 - ESMA register Art. 110 - Register of non-compliant firms Art. 111 - Administrative penalties Art. 112 - Supervisory powers Art. 113 - Right of appeal Art. 114 - Publication of decisions Art. 115 - Reporting of penalties Art. 116 - Reporting of infringements Art. 117 - Supervision: stablecoins Art. 118 - EBA crypto-asset committee Art. 119 - Colleges for issuers Art. 120 - Non-binding opinion of colleges Art. 121 - Legal privilege Art. 122 - Request for information Art. 123 - General investigative powers Art. 124 - On-site inspections Art. 125 - Exchange of information Art. 126 - Third countries: information Art. 127 - Third countries: disclosure Art. 128 - Other authorities Art. 129 - Professional secrecy Art. 130 - Supervisory measures EBA Art. 131 - Fines Art. 132 - Periodic penalty payments Art. 133 - Allocation of fines Art. 134 - Fines: procedural rules Art. 135 - Investigation: hearings Art. 136 - Review by the Court of Justice Art. 137 - Supervisory fees Art. 138 - EBA: delegation of tasks Art. 139 - Exercise of the delegation Art. 140 - Reports on MiCA Art. 141 - Report on market Art. 142 - Report on crypto-assets
Art. 143 - Transitional measures

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Article 44 - Voluntary significant stablecoins

(Official title: Voluntary classification of asset-referenced tokens as significant asset-referenced tokens)

  1. Applicant issuers of asset-referenced tokens may indicate in their application for authorisation pursuant to Article 18, or in their notification pursuant to Article 17, that they wish for their asset-referenced tokens to be classified as significant asset-referenced tokens. In that case, the competent authority shall immediately notify such request of the applicant issuer to EBA, to the ECB and, in the cases referred to in Article 43(4), to the central bank of the Member State concerned.

    In order for an asset-referenced token to be classified as significant under this Article, the applicant issuer of the asset-referenced token shall demonstrate, through a detailed programme of operations referred to in Article 17(1), point (b)(i), and Article 18(2), point (d), that it is likely to fulfil at least three of the criteria set out in Article 43(1).

  2. EBA shall, within 20 working days of the notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, prepare a draft decision containing its opinion based on the programme of operations whether the asset-referenced token fulfils or is likely to fulfil at least three of the criteria set out in Article 43(1) and notify that draft decision to the competent authority of the applicant issuer’s home Member State, to the ECB and, in the cases referred to in Article 43(4), second subparagraph, to the central bank of the Member State concerned.

    Competent authorities of issuers of such asset-referenced tokens, the ECB and, where applicable, the central bank of the Member State concerned, shall have 20 working days from the date of notification of that draft decision to provide observations and comments in writing. EBA shall duly consider those observations and comments before adopting a final decision.

  3. EBA shall take its final decision on whether to classify an asset-referenced token as a significant asset-referenced token within 60 working days of the notification referred to in paragraph 1 and immediately notify that decision to the applicant issuer of such asset-referenced token and its competent authority.

  4. Where asset-referenced tokens have been classified as significant pursuant to a decision of EBA taken in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, the supervisory responsibilities with respect to issuers of those asset-referenced tokens shall be transferred from the competent authority to EBA on the date of the decision of the competent authority to grant the authorisation referred to in Article 21(1) or on the date of approval of the crypto-asset white paper pursuant to Article 17.

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