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Are DLT SS or DLT TSS and their participants exempted from the provisions of Article 9 of CSDR on internalised settlement regarding transactions settled on a DLT SS or a DLT TSS duly authorised under DLTR?

Do the applicants to the DLT SS/DLT TSS status need to apply for the exemption from the application of Article 40 of CSDR, as set out in Article 5(8) of DLTR, whenever they use tokenised money, independently of whether it is central bank tokenised money or commercial bank tokenised money?

Should ‘e-money tokens’ under the DLTR be interpreted under the MiCA definition of ‘e-money tokens’?

Could settlement in e-money tokens be used by DLT MI operators even before MICA starts applying?

Does the issuer of the e-money tokens have to be authorised under EMD? Is it correct that a DLT SS/TSS operator does not need an authorisation as a credit institution or payment services institution if it uses e-money tokens for cash settlement that are issued by a duly authorised institution?

Would e-money tokens used for settlement on a DLT market infrastructure be allowed to be issued on a distributed ledger other than that used by the DLT market infrastructure?

Should an entity that applies for a permission to operate a DLT TSS provide both the DLT MTF and DLT SS services? Under which circumstances can an entity apply for the permission to operate a DLT MTF, without the need to operate a DLT TSS? Who can perform the settlement of transactions in DLT financial instruments, together with the initial recording of DLT financial instruments or the safekeeping services in relation to DLT financial instruments, in case an entity applies for the permission to operate a DLT MTF and not a DLT TSS?

Would a DLT financial instrument traded on a DLT MTF be subject to the book-entry form obligation under Article 3 of CSDR unless it is registered in DLT form with a DLT SS/TSS that has applied for the exemption from that Article?