BUL FSC MiCA Suitability Assessments

Published on: Mar 17, 2025

On Mar. 12, BUL FSC intends to comply with EBA/ESMA guidelines.

  • BUL FSC issued decision No 133-H informing of compliance with EBA/ESMA guidelines.
  • Follows EBA Dec. 2024 issued translations of Joint Guidelines re MiCA, see #188838.
  • Purpose
  • Compliance, in BUL FSC supervisory practice, with the Joint Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of management bodies and shareholders.
  • Regarding issuers of asset-referenced tokens and of crypto-asset service providers.
  • Effectiveness
  • BUL FSC compliance will be effective from May 1, 2025.
Regulators
BUL FSC
Entity Types
B/D; IA; Inv Co; MSB
Reference
Dec 133-H, PR, 3/12/2025; EBA/GL/2024/09, ESMA75-453128700-10; MiCA Reg 2023/1114; Fintech
Functions
Compliance; C-Suite; Financial; HR; Operations; Reporting; Risk; Technology; Treasury
Countries
Bulgaria
Category
State
N/A
Products
Cryptocurrency; Fund Mgt; Issuance/IPO; Payments; Securities
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Mar 12, 2025
Effective Date
May 1, 2025
Rule ID
246799
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Mar 12, 2025
Report Section
EU