--- title: "Article 82 — Providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" shortTitle: "Article 82 — Providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 instrument: mica celex: 32023R1114 text_version: "Consolidated version of 9 January 2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 9 January 2024 · Verified 9 Nov 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R1114-20240109)* 1. [Crypto-asset service providers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider) [providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/providing-transfer-services-for-crypto-assets-on-behalf-of-clients) shall conclude an agreement with their clients to specify their duties and their responsibilities. Such agreement shall include at least the following: **(a)** the identity of the parties to the agreement; **(b)** a description of the modalities of the transfer service provided; **(c)** a description of the security systems used by the [crypto-asset service provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider); **(d)** fees applied by the [crypto-asset service provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider); **(e)** the applicable law. 2. ESMA, in close cooperation with EBA, shall issue guidelines in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 for [crypto-asset service providers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider) [providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/providing-transfer-services-for-crypto-assets-on-behalf-of-clients) as regards procedures and policies, including the rights of clients, in the context of transfer services for crypto-assets. *** ### Related * [providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/providing-transfer-services-for-crypto-assets-on-behalf-of-clients) — definition used in this article * [crypto-asset service provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service-provider) — definition used in this article * [crypto-asset service](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset-service) — definition used in this article * [crypto-asset](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/crypto-asset) — definition used in this article * [client](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/mica/client) — definition used in this article ## Related Level 2 and Level 3 ### Guidance and Q&A - [ESMA Q&A 2071 — Q&A — Transfer: standalone or ancillary \[Answer Published\]](../level-3/q-and-a/esma/esma-qa-2071-crypto-transfer-standalone-vs-ancillary.md) - [ESMA35-1872330276-1936 — Guideline — Investor Protection Requirements \[final\]](../level-3/guidelines/final-report-on-the-guidelines-specifying-certain-requirements-of-mica-on-investor-protection-thir.md) - [ESMA35-1872330276-2032 — Guideline — CASP Transfer Services \[final\]](../level-3/guidelines/guidelines-casp-transfer-services-article-82.md) *** [Title V — Authorisation and operating conditions for crypto-asset service providers](../titles/v.md) › Chapter 3 — Obligations in respect of specific crypto-asset services · [← Article 81](81.md) · [Article 83 →](83.md)