All counterparties must enrol on the FCA Connect system in order to submit European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) notifications and applications. Find out what you need to do.
What EMIR notifications and applications to submit via Connect
Firms must submit the following EMIR notifications and applications via Connect:
- Dispute notifications (Article 11).
- Non-financial counterparty clearing threshold notification (Article 10).
- Financial counterparty clearing threshold notification (Article 4a).
- Intragroup exemptions from the reporting requirements (Article 9).
- Intragroup exemptions from the clearing obligation (Article 4).
Find out more about EMIR notifications and exemptions.
Changes to the intragroup clearing and margin exemption process
On 1 January 2027, a streamlined intragroup regime comes into force.
Counterparties seeking new margin or clearing exemptions for intragroup transactions must follow a streamlined process from 1 January 2027.
For full details and what you’ll need to do as a counterparty, see chapter 5 of PS26/21, 'Streamlining the UK EMIR Intragroup Regime' or UK EMIR notifications and exemptions.
Who can submit
A person with appropriate seniority must submit all EMIR notifications. For example:
- an executive director
- company secretary
- head of compliance
The individual responsible for submitting your firm’s EMIR notifications or applications must have a user account on Connect linked to your firm’s profile.
Read more on user accounts below.
Before you submit
Depending on your firm type, and whether you've used Connect before, you may need to complete extra steps before you can submit EMIR notifications and applications.
Select your firm type below to check what you need to do.
In order to submit EMIR notifications and applications, you’ll need both of the following:
- Approved firm profile on Connect.
- User account on Connect for the person submitting for your firm.
Expand the sections below for details.
How to submit EMIR notifications and applications via Connect
To submit any of the EMIR notifications or applications, you must:
- Sign in to My FCA using your details and go to Connect.
- Click on 'Start an Application'.
- Click on 'Notifications'.
- Click on 'European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)'.
- Click on 'Show More'.
- Choose the relevant EMIR notification or application and click 'Start Application'.
Firms must ensure all mandatory fields within each notification are completed accurately, providing all relevant information.
All EMIR notifications must be submitted by a person with appropriate seniority, for example; an executive director, company secretary, or head of compliance.
More support on EMIR notifications and applications
If you have further questions on how to make EMIR notifications and applications via Connect, email [email protected].
