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DLT market infrastructure — EU / EEA
File under the DLT pilot regime and market architecture.
- Place and authority
- EU / EEA
- Capital
- According to activity and exemptions requested
- Renewal
- 6 years at most
Place and authority
EU / EEA. File under the DLT pilot regime and market architecture.
Capital
According to activity and exemptions requested
Renewal
6 years at most. The specific permission under the DLT pilot regime is valid for six years at most (Regulation (EU) 2022/858). Source
Our work and its timing
Preparation and filing take 6–16 weeks once we have your documents. The decision and its timing belong to the authority: no time to approval is announced.
Documents we will ask you for
Applicant company, shareholders/UBOs, directors and control functions
Required in every case
- Power of representation, notarised remotely. It gives us standing to act on your behalf before registries, banks and the relevant authorities, within the limits it sets out. The notarisation session is held by video; a valid identity document is required.
- Certificate of incorporation or recent registry extract
- Up-to-date articles, memorandum/articles or constitutive deed
- Register of directors and register of shareholders
- Ownership chart up to the natural-person beneficial owners
- KYC, CVs, diplomas, references and criminal records of the UBOs, directors and key persons
- Programme of operations: services, instruments, markets, clients and countries
- Business plan, projections and evidence of prudential capital
- Governance, conflicts, remuneration, best execution and investor protection
- Risk, compliance, AML/CFT, internal audit and complaints framework
- IT architecture, reporting, outsourcing, continuity and cybersecurity
- Custody, execution, liquidity, depositary, administrator or market-data contracts depending on the model
Depending on the case
- Management/performance track record
- Prospectus, fund rules and investor documents
- Market rulebook and admission criteria
- Acquirer file for a change of control
- Contract with the principal firm for a tied agent
The exact list follows what you order; it is confirmed in your client space after payment.
Questions
Where can this licence be obtained?
EU / EEA.
What capital is required?
According to activity and exemptions requested
Does the licence need to be renewed?
6 years at most. The specific permission under the DLT pilot regime is valid for six years at most (Regulation (EU) 2022/858).
How are your fees set?
Our fees for preparing and filing start at €701,590, excluding VAT. The firm quote follows the scoping call, before anything is signed; the authority's own fees and the capital are not fees.
How long does it take?
Preparation and filing take 6–16 weeks once we have your documents. The decision and its timing belong to the authority: no time to approval is announced.
Do you guarantee the licence?
No. The licence is granted by the authority after its own review. Our commitment is the quality of the file, its filing and its follow-up until the decision.