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MiCA Regulation

Preamble
Recitals 119
Title I - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-3) 3
Title II - CRYPTO-ASSETS OTHER THAN ASSET-REFERENCED TOKENS OR E-MONEY TOKENS (Article 4-15) 12
Title III - ASSET-REFERENCED TOKENS (Article 16-47) 32
Title IV - E-MONEY TOKENS (Article 48-58) 11
Title V - AUTHORISATION AND OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR CRYPTO-ASSET SERVICE PROVIDERS (Article 59-85) 27
Title VI - PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION OF MARKET ABUSE INVOLVING CRYPTO-ASSETS (Article 86-92) 7
Title VII - COMPETENT AUTHORITIES, EBA AND ESMA (Article 93-138) 47
Title VIII - DELEGATED ACTS (Article 139) 1
Title IX - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 140-149) 10
Annexes 6
Amending acts 1
- Regulation (EU) 2023/2869from 09/01/2024

competent authority

Defined in Article 3, MiCA Regulation

Definitions over time (1)

09/01/2024 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, MiCA Regulation Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘competent authority’ means 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;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 3(1)(35) Historical · definitions end 09/01/2024

Used in (542 places in 121 provisions on 12/11/2026)

MiCA Regulation (542 in 121)

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