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The General Director of the Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino issued Regulation No. 2025-04 to establish the operational framework for the Investor Compensation Fund, implementing Article 100-bis of the Banking, Financial and Insurance Enterprises Law. The regulation defines the fund's autonomous nature, mandatory membership for investment service providers, and specific procedures for investor claims and compensation limits. It also outlines the governance structure, financial provisioning requirements, and sanctions for non-compliance, with the regulation entering into force on October 23, 2025.
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THE GENERAL DIRECTOR
OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO HAVING REGARD TO Law 17 November 2005 n.165 (Law on banking, financial and insurance enterprises and services) and in particular Article 100-bis, paragraph 6, which attributes to the Central Bank the regulation of the investor compensation system, in compliance with the provisions of the aforementioned paragraphs of the same article; HAVING REGARD TO the Statute of the Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino approved with Law 29 June 2005 n. 96 and subsequent amendments, and in particular Article 30, paragraph 3, according to which acts of the Central Bank in matters of supervision, deliberated by the Supervisory Coordination, are issued by the General Director; HAVING REGARD TO the outcomes of the public consultation procedure on the draft regulation concluded on 8 September 2025 as well as the results of the analyses and projections conducted during the period; HAVING REGARD TO the deliberations of the Supervisory Coordination and the Board of Directors by which the text of Regulation No. 2025-04, named "Regulation on the Investor Compensation Fund", was approved; ISSUES the attached Regulation No. 2025-04 which will enter into force on 23 October 2025. San Marino, 15 October 2025. THE GENERAL DIRECTOR Signed: Dr. Andrea Vivoli
REGULATION
ON THE INVESTOR COMPENSATION FUND year 2025 / number 04
INDEX
PART I INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................3
TITLE I PREAMBLE ................................................................................................................................................3
Article I.I.1 - Legislative Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Article I.I.2 - Definitions ............................................................................................................................................ 3
TITLE II CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROVISION .................................................................................5
Article I.II.1 - Subject Matter ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Article I.II.2 - Objectives ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Article I.II.3 - Preparation ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Article I.II.4 - Structure ............................................................................................................................................... 5
PART II ADHESION TO THE INVESTOR FUND AND MANAGEMENT ........................................................................6
TITLE I NATURE AND INVOLVED PARTIES .....................................................................................................6
Article II.I.1 - Nature of the fund .................................................................................................................................. 6
Article II.I.2 - Financial Endowment ........................................................................................................................... 6
Article II.I.3 - Parties adhering to the investor fund ................................................................................................... 6
Article II.I.4 - Parties compensable by the fund ........................................................................................................ 7
Article II.I.5 - Methods of adherence to the fund .............................................................................................................. 7
Article II.I.6 - Information obligations towards investors ............................................................................................. 8
Article II.I.7 - Information obligations towards the Management Body ..................................................................... 8
TITLE II COMPETENT BODIES ........................................................................................................................8
Article II.II.1 - Management Body ............................................................................................................................. 8
Article II.II.2 - Competences of the Management Body ................................................................................................. 9
Article II.II.3 - Cooperation .................................................................................................................................... 10
Article II.II.4 - Prerogatives of the Supervisory Coordination ............................................................................... 10
PART III OPERATION OF THE FUND ..................................................................................................... 11
TITLE I COMPENSATION INTERVENTIONS IN FAVOUR OF INVESTORS ............................................. 11
Article III.I.1 - Scope of intervention ........................................................................................................................ 11
Article III.I.2 - Entitled Parties ....................................................................................................................... 11
Article III.I.3 - Excluded Parties ................................................................................................................................. 12
Article III.I.4 - Maximum limit of compensation ...................................................................................................... 13
Article III.I.5 - Determination of the compensation amount .................................................................................. 13
Article III.I.6 - Concurrence between the depositors' fund and the investors' fund ........................................................................... 14
TITLE II COMPENSATION APPLICATION ............................................................................................................ 14
Article III.II.1 - Content, form and deadline for submitting the application ......................................................... 14
TITLE III EXAMINATION AND OUTCOME OF APPLICATIONS ............................................................................... 15
Article III.III.1 - Examination of applications .................................................................................................................... 15
Article III.III.2 - Support of the Liquidation Commissioners ............................................................................................ 16
Article III.III.3 - Deadline for the Central Bank's decision ......................................................................... 16
Article III.III.4 – Appeal Regime ................................................................................................................. 17
TITLE IV COMPENSATION PLAN AND FINANCIAL COVERAGE ............................................................. 17
Article III.IV.1 - Preparation of the compensation plan ........................................................................................ 17
Article III.IV.2 - Financial coverage required from adhering ISPs .............................................................................. 18
TITLE V PAYMENT OF COMPENSATIONS................................................................................................... 19
Article III.V.1 - Payment provisions .............................................................................................................. 19
PART IV FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS .......................................................................................... 21
TITLE I PENALTY REGIME AND EXCLUSION FROM THE INVESTOR FUND ............................... 21
Article IV.I.1 - Monetary penalties .......................................................................................................................... 21
Article IV.I.2 - Exclusion from the fund ........................................................................................................................ 21
TITLE II FINAL PROVISIONS ......................................................................................................................... 21
Article IV.II.1 - Entry into force.............................................................................................................................. 21
PART I
INTRODUCTION
Title I
Preamble
Article I.I.1 - Legislative Sources
This Regulation falls within the category of implementing measures of Law 17 November 2005 n. 165, provided for by Article 39 and draws its legislative source from Article 100-bis of the cited law and from Delegated Decree 22 November 2018 n. 148 transposing Directive 97/9/EC.
The regulatory powers of the Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino over authorized subjects find their legislative source also in Law 29 June 2005, n. 96, and in particular in Articles 33 and 34.
The sanctioning powers of the Central Bank are regulated by Article 31 of Law 29 June 2005 n. 96 and the violation of the provisions contained in this Regulation is punished by Article 16 of Decree 30 May 2006 n. 76 and subsequent amendments.
Article I.I.2 - Definitions
"ACIP": total amount of protected investments with the same investment service provider, calculated for the purpose of determining the respective contribution share;
"T/Q cheque": cheque of withdrawal and receipt, i.e., a non-transferable cheque, attesting to a sum available to a beneficiary, payable on sight by the latter, after the beneficiary himself has signed for withdrawal on the front of the cheque and for receipt on the back of the same;
"Central Bank": Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino referred to in Law 29 June 2005 n. 96 and subsequent amendments;
"directorial tasks": directorial tasks as defined in Article I.I.2 of BCSM Regulation No. 2024-05 on investment services and activities;
"Supervisory Coordination": internal body of the Central Bank that, as the competent authority, adopts the decision for compulsory administrative liquidation;
"application": request for reimbursement to the investor compensation system established in the Republic of San Marino pursuant to Article 100-bis of the LISF;
"financial endowment": total financial resources of the investor compensation fund;
"corporate officers": corporate officers as defined by BCSM Regulation No. 2024-05 on investment services and activities;
"depositors' fund": deposit guarantee system established in the Republic of San Marino pursuant to Article 100 of the LISF;
"investors' fund": investor compensation system established in the Republic of San Marino pursuant to Article 100-bis of the LISF;
"protected investment": investment operation compensable under this regulation, to the extent falling within the maximum compensation limit;
"investor": subject who has entrusted sums of money and/or financial instruments, within the framework of investment operations, to an investment service provider;
"compulsory liquidation": compulsory administrative liquidation as regulated in Part II, Title II, Chapter II of the LISF;
"LISF": Law 17 November 2005, n. 165 and subsequent amendments;
"joint investment operation": investment operation carried out on behalf of two or more investors or on which two or more investors have rights that can be exercised with the signature of one or more of them;
"investment operation": operation falling within those regulated by BCSM Regulation No. 2024-05 on investment services and activities, including those carried out in the exercise of ancillary services;
"Management Body": internal body of the Central Bank responsible for the management of the investor fund;
"investment service provider" or "ISP": financial undertaking as defined in BCSM Regulation No. 2024-05 on investment services and activities;
"compensation system": institutional system aimed at guaranteeing compensation to investors in the event of an investment service provider's inability to meet its obligations towards client investors;
"Community State": Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area;
"Non-Community State": State not falling within the definition of "Community State" in this Article;
"liability statement": document drawn up by the Liquidation Commissioners within the compulsory administrative liquidation procedure referred to in Article 90, paragraph 6, of the LISF, including the Separate Section for those entitled to the return of assets;
"financial instruments": the instruments referred to in Annex 2 of the LISF;
"branch": place of activity as defined in Article 1 of the LISF.
Title II
Characteristics of the provision
Article I.II.1 - Subject Matter
Article I.II.2 - Objectives
Article I.II.3 - Preparation
Article I.II.4 - Structure
PART II
ADHESION TO THE INVESTOR FUND AND MANAGEMENT
Title I
Nature and involved parties
Article II.I.1 - Nature of the fund
Article II.I.2 - Financial Endowment
Article II.I.3 - Parties adhering to the investor fund
All ISPs are required to adhere to the INVESTOR FUND, except for those authorized exclusively for the investment service referred to in letter D7 or falling among the investment firms referred to in Article III.III.4, paragraph 1, first indent, of BCSM Regulation No. 2024-05.
San Marino BRANCHES of ISPs having their seat in a COMMUNITY STATE may adhere to the INVESTOR FUND, in order to integrate the protection offered by the COMPENSATION SYSTEM of the State of origin, based on the methods provided in Article II.I.5 paragraph 2.
San Marino BRANCHES of ISPs having their seat in a NON-COMMUNITY STATE are required to adhere to the INVESTOR FUND, in order to integrate any protection offered by the State of origin, based on the methods provided in Article II.I.5 paragraph 3.
Article II.I.4 - Parties compensable by the fund
Article II.I.5 - Methods of adherence to the fund
San Marino ISPs, pursuant to what is provided in Article II.I.4 paragraph 2, if they intend to request the protection of the INVESTOR FUND for their BRANCHES operating in NON-COMMUNITY STATES, are required to submit a specific adherence request to the MANAGEMENT BODY.
San Marino BRANCHES of ISPs operating in COMMUNITY STATES, if they decide to request the protection of the INVESTOR FUND in order to integrate the compensation offered by the COMMUNITY STATE of origin pursuant to Article II.I.2 paragraph 2, must submit an adherence application to the MANAGEMENT BODY attaching the following documents:
a) the statute and regulations of the COMPENSATION SYSTEM to which they adhere in the COMMUNITY STATE of origin, in order to identify the level and scope of protection provided to INVESTORS; b) the financial statements of the last two financial years, if available.
The adherence to the INVESTOR FUND of San Marino BRANCHES of ISPs having their seat in NON-COMMUNITY STATES where a COMPENSATION SYSTEM exists is subject to the prior signing of a bilateral agreement between the INVESTOR FUND and the COMPENSATION SYSTEM of the NON-COMMUNITY STATE, in order to verify its equivalence with the compensation provided by this Regulation, at least regarding the scope of protection and the level of coverage offered.
Adherence to the INVESTOR FUND has effect:
a) for San Marino ISPs and San Marino BRANCHES of ISPs having their seat in NON-COMMUNITY STATES, from the date of registration in the Register of Authorized Subjects, pursuant to Article 11 of the LISF; b) for San Marino BRANCHES of ISPs having their seat in COMMUNITY STATES, from the date of the decision taken by the MANAGEMENT BODY.
Article II.I.6 - Information obligations towards investors
Article II.I.7 - Information obligations towards the Management Body
Title II
Competent bodies
Article II.II.1 - Management Body
upon the expiration of the term of the Board of Directors, unless renewed. The members of the MANAGEMENT BODY may be reappointed.
3. The MANAGEMENT BODY operates with the participation of at least half of its members plus one. Decisions are taken by an absolute majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the vote of the President prevails.
4. The MANAGEMENT BODY is assisted by a Secretariat, appointed by the President of the MANAGEMENT BODY, responsible for drawing up the minutes of the meetings and for the administrative and technical support of the BODY.
Article II.II.2 - Competences of the Management Body
Article II.II.3 - Cooperation
Article II.II.4 - Prerogatives of the Supervisory Coordination
PART III
OPERATION OF THE FUND
Title I
Compensation interventions in favour of investors
Article III.I.1 - Scope of intervention
Article III.I.2 - Entitled Parties
Article III.I.3 - Excluded Parties
Article III.I.4 - Maximum limit of compensation
Article III.I.5 - Determination of the compensation amount
Article III.I.6 - Concurrence between the depositors' fund and the investors' fund
Title II
Compensation application
Article III.II.1 - Content, form and deadline for submitting the application
Title III
Examination and outcome of applications
Article III.III.1 - Examination of applications
Article III.III.2 - Support of the Liquidation Commissioners
Article III.III.3 - Deadline for the Central Bank's decision
Article III.III.4 – Appeal Regime
Title IV
Compensation plan and financial coverage
Article III.IV.1 - Preparation of the compensation plan
Article III.IV.2 - Financial coverage required from adhering ISPs
Title V
Payment of compensations
Article III.V.1 - Payment provisions
PART IV
FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Title I
Penalty regime and exclusion from the investor fund
Article IV.I.1 - Monetary penalties
Article IV.I.2 - Exclusion from the fund
Title II
Final provisions
Article IV.II.1 - Entry into force
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