Define the applicant and activities
The AMF explains that providers operating in France after the transition need an appropriate MiCA basis, including authorisation or the applicable notification route for eligible financial entities. Identify which legal company will provide each service and which route it proposes to use.
Prepare a customer journey showing marketing, onboarding, order handling, custody and withdrawal. Distinguish services performed by your company from those performed by partners. If the business issues tokens as well as supplying services, create a separate analysis of the issuer role rather than burying it inside the exchange plan.
Make the file operationally credible
Assign responsibility for customer protection, complaints, security, outsourcing and compliance. Describe the evidence each control produces. A policy saying that withdrawals are monitored is incomplete as an operating plan unless the team can explain the checks, escalation route and decision record.
Choose several realistic failure scenarios and walk through them with the proposed team. Examples include an unavailable custody supplier, a disputed order and a suspicious incoming transfer. Record the gaps revealed by the exercise and close them before treating the file as ready for submission.
Budget for completeness and review
The AMF warns that initial applications are often incomplete and can require clarification or substantial changes. Build the project schedule around preparation and review rather than a promised approval date. An application submitted is not the same as a permission obtained.
Maintain a document register with an owner, version and unresolved questions for every major component. Keep launch decisions tied to actual permissions and operational readiness. For planned EU expansion, check the relevant cross-border process and preserve a service-by-country rollout plan that the team can maintain after launch.
Sources & scope
Official sources support the jurisdiction context. The working checklists are CryptoGov’s editorial preparation suggestions, not an exhaustive application or filing requirement. Confirm the rules and your circumstances before acting.