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FEES App 4.2 Application and transaction fees

General

01/04/2021

A cryptoasset business making an application to register with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations must pay to the FCA, in full and without deduction, the fee specified in FEES Appendix 4 Annex 1.

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  1. (1)
    1. (a)

      The registration fee is an integral part of a cryptoasset business’s registration with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations.

    2. (b)

      Any application received by the FCA without payment made of the fee specified in FEES Appendix 4 Annex 1, in full and without deduction, will not be treated as an application made under the Money Laundering Regulations.

    3. (c)

      Where this is the case, the FCA will contact the applicant to point out that the application cannot be progressed until the fee payable under FEES Appendix 4.2.1 has been received. If the fee, in full and without deduction, is not received, the application will be returned to the applicant and no application will have been made.

Appointment of a skilled person

01/07/2025

Where the FCA has given notice to a cryptoasset business of the FCA's appointment of a skilled person to provide it with a report pursuant to Regulation 74B of the Money Laundering Regulations, the cryptoasset business must pay to the FCA any amount invoiced by the skilled person to the FCA in relation to its appointment by the FCA.

 

[Note: Regulation 74B of the Money Laundering Regulations]

Method of payment

01/04/2024

The sum payable under FEES Appendix 4.2.1 must be paid in pounds sterling by a method specified in FEES 2.1.12R unless FEES 2.1.13R applies.

[Note: Regulation 102 of the Money Laundering Regulations]

Due Dates

01/04/2021

A person making an application to register with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations as a cryptoasset business must pay the application fee on, or before, making the application.

[Note: Regulation 102 of the Money Laundering Regulations]

Refunds

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Application fees paid under this Appendix are not refundable.