> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.mica.wtf/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.mica.wtf/eu-level/q-and-a/eba-qa-7168-passporting-ci-emi-token-issuers.md). # CI/EMI passporting for ART/EMT | | | | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Authority** | EBA | | **Q\&A ID** | EBA\_QA\_2024\_7168 | | **Status** | Answer Published | | **Published** | 8 May 2026 | | **Legal basis** | [Articles 48(3)](/mica/title-iv-e-money-tokens-art.-48-48/chapter-1/article-48.md), [146](/mica/title-ix-transitional-and-final-provisions-art.-140-149/article-146.md) MiCA | | **Source** | [EBA Q\&A](https://www.eba.europa.eu/single-rule-book-qa/qna/view/publicId/2024_7168) | ### Question Are articles 146 (for credit institutions) and 48(3) (for e-money institutions) to be interpreted as submitting credit institutions and e-money institutions issuing ART/EMT on a crossborder basis to comply with the existing passporting framework set for these categories of establishments respectively by directives 2013/36/EU and 2009/110/EC? ### Background MICAR does not seem to create specific passporting procedures for credit institutions and e-money institutions issuing ARTs or EMTs on a crossborder basis. However, such crossborder activities seem to fall into the passporting procedures set by sectorial texts, i.e.: * for credit institutions, title V of directive 2013/36/EU: we infer this from the fact that article 146 of MICAR amends annex I of said directive which sets the list of activities subject to mutual recognition, which is the basis for passporting notifications as set by Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 926/2014. In our view, this means that any [credit institution](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/crr/credit-institution.md) issuing ART or EMT shall comply with passporting procedure under directive 2013/36/EU. * for e-money institutions, directive 2009/110/EC, with reference to directive (EU) 2015/2366: we infer this from article 48(3) of MICAR which states that "Titles II and III of Directive 2009/110/EC shall apply with respect to e-money tokens unless otherwise stated in this Title". As no provision in MICAR specifically create requirements regarding passporting for EMI issuing EMT, passporting framework from the directives mentioned above therefore applies. *Submitted by: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (France) · 8 August 2024* *** ### Answer *Answer prepared by the European Commission* Yes, MiCAR Articles 146 (for credit institutions) and 48(3) (for e-money institutions) are to be interpreted as submitting credit institutions and e-money institutions issuing ART/EMT on a cross-border basis to comply with the existing passporting framework set for these categories of establishments respectively by Directives 2013/36/EU and 2009/110/EC. More specifically: * as regards credit institutions, [Article 146](/mica/title-ix-transitional-and-final-provisions-art.-140-149/article-146.md) of MiCAR amended Annex I of Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) explicitly adds the activity consisting in "Issuing [electronic money](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/emd2/electronic-money.md) including electronic-money tokens as defined in [Article 3(1)](/mica/title-i-subject-matter-scope-and-definitions-art.-1-3/article-3.md), point (7), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114" to the list of activities subject to mutual recognition under CRD. It therefore requires any [credit institution](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/crr/credit-institution.md) issuing ART or EMT to comply with passporting procedure under that Directive (including passporting notifications as set by Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 926/2014). -as regards e-money institutions, [Article 48(3)](/mica/title-iv-e-money-tokens-art.-48-48/chapter-1/article-48.md) of MICAR provides that "Titles II and III of Directive 2009/110/EC shall apply with respect to e-money tokens unless otherwise stated in this Title". Therefore, and in the absence of a specific provision in that regard in MiCAR, the passporting procedure laid down in Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/110/EC should be considered to apply to e-money institutions issuing e-money tokens. *** *The answers clarify provisions already contained in the applicable legislation. They do not extend in any way the rights and obligations deriving from such legislation nor do they introduce any additional requirements for the concerned operators and competent authorities. The answers are merely intended to assist natural or legal persons, including competent authorities and Union institutions and bodies in clarifying the application or implementation of the relevant legal provisions. Only the Court of Justice of the European Union is competent to authoritatively interpret Union law.* *** **Source:** [EBA Single Rulebook Q\&A](https://www.eba.europa.eu/single-rule-book-qa/qna/view/publicId/2024_7168) ### Related * [credit institution](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/crr/credit-institution.md) — defined term used on this page * [credit institution](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/dora/credit-institution.md) — defined term used on this page * [credit institution](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/mica/credit-institution.md) — defined term used on this page * [electronic money](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/emd2/electronic-money.md) — defined term used on this page * [electronic money](https://github.com/jakesenfti/micawtf/blob/main/spaces/definitions/mica/electronic-money.md) — defined term used on this page --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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