EU CRYPTO REGISTER · GLOSSARY · LAST VERIFIED
What is MiCA passporting under Article 65?
Article 65 of MiCA enables an authorised CASP, once licensed by its home Member State's National Competent Authority, to provide its authorised services across all 30 EEA Member States by notifying each host-state regulator. This single-licence-many-markets architecture is the operational backbone of MiCA.
What is the exact legal definition?
MiCA Article 65 establishes the free provision of crypto-asset services across the Union. Paragraph 1: "A crypto-asset service provider intending to provide crypto-asset services in more than one Member State shall submit information to the competent authority of its home Member State." Paragraph 2 lists the information to be notified, including the Member States targeted, the services and crypto-assets concerned, and the marketing arrangements. Source: Article 65 MiCA.
What does it actually mean in practice?
How passporting works. The CASP submits a notification to its home NCA. The home NCA transmits the notification to the host-state NCAs within 10 working days. The CASP may begin providing services in the host states from the date of the transmission. Host states cannot reauthorise the entity or impose duplicative gating; they retain only specified conduct-of-business supervisory functions.
Coverage. Passporting under Article 65 extends to all 30 EEA Member States: the 27 EU members plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (under the EEA agreement). A single MiCA authorisation thus offers EEA-wide service capacity from one regulator's decision.
Practical limits. Passporting passes services, not entities. A CASP authorised for custody (service 'a') may passport custody services to all 30 states, but cannot use the passport to begin offering services 'b' or 'e' until those are added to the authorisation by the home NCA. Adding a service requires an amendment to the authorisation under Article 63, not a passporting notification.
The investor-protection consequence. Because home-state supervision applies across the EEA, the National Competent Authority of the home Member State is responsible for ongoing prudential and conduct supervision. Local investor-compensation schemes vary by Member State. Users transacting with a Maltese-authorised CASP from Germany are supervised primarily by the MFSA, not by BaFin.
Where do we see this in the public record?
| Example | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Notification period | 10 working days from home-NCA acknowledgement to host-state transmission |
| EEA coverage | 30 Member States (27 EU + 3 EEA) |
| Limits | A passport extends only the services already authorised; new services require an amendment under Article 63 |
| Day-to-day supervisor | The home Member State NCA |
What else do users ask about this?
Can a host state block a passport?
Host Member States cannot block a properly notified passport, but they may exercise specified supervisory functions under Article 110 and may notify the home NCA of issues. Repeated or serious breach can prompt cooperation procedures.
How long does passporting take?
From the date the home NCA receives a complete notification, transmission to host states is within 10 working days. The CASP may begin services in host states from that transmission date.
Can an entity passport into the UK?
No. The United Kingdom is outside the EEA following Brexit and therefore outside MiCA's passporting reach.
Which sources is this entry based on?
- MiCA Article 65 - Provision of services in another Member State
- MiCA Article 110 - Cooperation between competent authorities
- ESMA Register of Crypto-Asset Service Providers
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) on EUR-Lex
Glossary entries on The Crypto Register are sourced from primary legal texts (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, ESMA guidelines, national regulator publications). They are not legal advice. Last verified .