This chapter contains:
guidance for firms, authorised payment institutions, registered account information service providers and authorised electronic money institutions and their appointed representatives, agents or tied agents on the circumstances in which the FCA permits them to reproduce the FSA and FCA logos;
The FSA logo is a registered UK service mark, with number 2150560. The FCA logo is a registered UK service mark, with number 3213355. The Key facts logo is a registered Community trade mark, with the number EU3866688. All are the property of the FCA. They are also subject to copyright and may be used or reproduced with permission of the FCA only. If the FSA, FCA, or Key facts logos are reproduced or otherwise used by any person without such permission the FCA may seek to enforce its rights over its property through the Courts.
GEN 5 Annex 1 G is a general licence, which sets out the circumstances in which the FCA permits a person to whom this chapter applies to reproduce the FSA and Key facts logos. Such a person need not apply for an individual licence if it uses or reproduces the logos in accordance with the general licence.
No general licence is granted by the FCA in respect of the FCA logo.
The FCA has no policy to allow use of the FSA or Key facts logos by a person to whom this chapter applies other than as set out in GEN 5 Annex 1 G. If, however, such a person wishes to use or reproduce either of the logos other than in accordance with the general licence, it may apply to the FCA for an individual licence, giving full reasons why it considers the FCA should grant the licence.
A firm must not use the Key facts logo other than as and when it is required or expressly permitted to be used by the rules, and in accordance with the general licence in GEN 5 Annex 1 G.
A firm must take all reasonable steps to ensure that its representatives do not use the Key facts logo other than as and when the logo is required to be used by the rules.
A firm must not use the FSA logo (and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that its representatives do not use the FSA logo) in any communication with a client other than in accordance with the general licence in GEN 5 Annex 1 G or any individual licence granted by the FCA to the firm or its representatives.
The general licence in GEN 5 Annex 1 G to use the FSA logo will continue till 1 April 2014 whereupon the general licence is revoked by GEN 5 Annex 1 G, 7.1.
A firm must not use the FCA logo (and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that its representatives do not use the FCA logo) in any communication with a client other than in accordance with any individual licence granted by the FCA to the firm or its representatives.
GEN 5.1.10 R also applies to a registered person communicating a financial promotion relating to one or more qualifying cryptoassets (in reliance on the exemption in article 73ZA of the Financial Promotion Order). The reference in that rule to a firm must be read accordingly.
