France

France takes a balanced approach to VASP regulation. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the country’s financial markets authority, oversees VASP registration and ensures compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) regulations. This commitment to regulatory clarity fosters a secure and trustworthy environment for VASPs to operate. At the same time, France actively fosters innovation in the fintech sector, creating an ecosystem that embraces technological advancement. Beyond its world-renowned landmarks and rich cultural tapestry, France offers a dynamic and well-established economy, making it a compelling choice for your VASP venture.

Key advantges:

Tax Considerations: While the tax landscape for VASPs in France is evolving, the government is actively exploring frameworks that encourage innovation and responsible development of the digital asset ecosystem.
Talented Workforce: France is renowned for its highly educated and skilled workforce, with a strong concentration of talent in finance, technology, and law. This readily available talent pool ensures access to qualified personnel for your VASP operations.
Centralized Location: France’s strategic location in the heart of Europe provides easy access to a vast potential customer base and facilitates international expansion opportunities.

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Jurisdiction: France
Regulator: Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF“)
License Name: VASP Registrar
Activities Allowed (fiat to Crypto exchange, crypto - crypto, custodian wallets): The service of conserving digital assets or accessing digital assets on behalf of third parties, if necessary in the form of private cryptographic keys, in order to hold, store and transfer digital assets. The service of buying or selling cryptocurrencies in legal tender currency. The service of exchanging cryptocurrencies for other cryptocurrencies. The operation of a digital asset trading platform. The following services: The reception and transmission of orders on cryptocurrencies on behalf of third parties. Portfolio management of cryptocurrencies on behalf of third parties. Advice to subscribers of cryptocurrencies. Underwriting of cryptocurrencies. Secured placement of cryptocurrencies. Unsecured placement of cryptocurrencies
Structure requirements (#shareholders/director/officers,MLRO): 1 SH 1 DR 1 MLRO
Basic requirements (business plan, website. demands from UBO, profitional background: Either have professional indemnity insurance or a minimum amount of own funds. At least have one executive manager. Have sufficient human and technical resources. Have resilient IT systems. Have an internal control system. Have a claims handling procedure. Have an organization enabling it to avoid conflicts of interest. Have procedures for the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism. 3) a detailed description of all the activities that are subject of the application for registration and/or licence in order for the AMF services to legally qualify these activities and have an exact knowledge of the business model carried out by the applicant; 4) a list of all the activities that the applicant carries out or will carry out, other than those that are subject of the application for registration and/or licence, so as to the AMF services can have an understanding of how the activities on digital assets fit into the applicant's global business model; 5) the list and nature of the digital assets and other assets (e.g. electronic money, financial instruments) on which the activities are based; 6) the geographical distribution of its activities, specifying the nature of the customer base and the number of clients per geographical area; 7) a detailed organisation chart, mentioning the persons in charge of the activities carried out (resume attached) as well as the number of staff assigned to each of these activities for the next two fiscal years; and 8) a diagram of the digital asset flows and reverse currency flows, with narrative explanations and detailing the chronology of these flows as well as the nature and names of the intermediaries involved in the process. More precisely, each step should be detailed and the digital asset and currency flows clearly identified (e.g., in different colours), with an explanatory paragraph
Local Physical Presence (Local Office and Local Staff): Physical presence recommended
Tax Rate: 25-15% corporate tax
Minimum Capital Requirement: 50,000-125,000 EUR
Time Frame for License Issuance (as of submission): 4-6 month
Regulatory leniency level (basic, intermediate, complex): Complex

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