EC ART Qualifying Holding Acquisition

Published on: Apr 3, 2025

On Mar. 31, EC issued final RTS on necessary assessment information.

  • The European Commission issued final Reg 2025/413 in the EU Official Journal.
  • Follows EC Dec. 2024 adopted RTS (C(2024)6902) specifying the detailed content of information necessary to carry out the assessment of a proposed acquisition of a qualifying holding in an issuer of an asset-referenced token, see #211124.
  • Cover 5 criteria on: reputation of proposed acquirer; suitability of any person who will direct target undertaking; financial soundness of proposed acquirer; sound, prudent management of target undertaking; whether financial crime occurs or may occur.
  • Effectiveness
  • Regulation in force on 20th day following publication in Official Journal, Apr. 20, 2025.
Regulators
EU CMSN; EU EBA
Entity Types
B/D; Bank; IA; Inv Co; MSB
Reference
OJ L, 3/31/2025; Reg 2025/413, 12/18/2024; MiCA Reg 2023/1114; Citation: C(2024)6902; Reg 2025/413;
Functions
AML; Compliance; C-Suite; Financial; HR; Legal; Operations; Product Administration; Product Design; Registration/Licensing; Reporting; Research; Risk; Technology; Treasury
Countries
European Union
Category
State
N/A
Products
Banking; Cryptocurrency; Custody; Fund Mgt; Issuance/IPO; Payments; Securities
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Mar 31, 2025
Effective Date
Apr 20, 2025
Rule ID
249043
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Mar 31, 2025
Report Section
EU