GEN 5.1 Application and purpose
Application
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guidance for firms, authorised payment institutions, registered account information service providers9 and authorised electronic money institutions8 and their 7appointed representatives, agents 7or tied agents 5on the circumstances in which the FCA 11 permits them 7to reproduce the FSA and FCA logos11;2
8811711 - (2)
Purpose
The FSA logo is a registered UK service mark, with number 2150560. The FCA logo is a registered UK service mark, with number 2629534.11 The Key facts logo is a registered Community trade mark, with the number EU386668811. All11 are3 the property of the FCA11. They are 3also subject to copyright and may be used or reproduced with permission of the FCA11 only. If the FSA, FCA,11 or Key facts logos are 3reproduced or otherwise used by any person without such permission the FCA may seek to enforce its rights over its property through the Courts.
31111113113GEN 5 Annex 1 G is a general licence, which sets out the circumstances in which the FCA11 permits 5a person to whom this chapter applies 7to reproduce the FSA and Key facts logos3. Such a person 7need not apply for an individual licence if it uses or reproduces the logos 3in accordance with the general licence.
11735753The FCA11 has no policy to allow use of the FSA or Key facts11 logos3 by a person to whom this chapter applies 7other than as set out in GEN 5 Annex 1 G. If, however, such a person7 wishes to use or reproduce either of3 the logos3 other than in accordance with the general licence, it may apply to the FCA11 for an individual licence, giving full reasons why it considers the FCA11 should grant the licence.
11357557511112The Key facts logo
2A firm must take all reasonable steps to ensure that its representatives do not use the Key facts logo other than as and when the logo is required to be used by the rules.
The FSA logo
6A firm must not use the FSA logo (and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that its representatives do not use the FSA logo) in any communication with a client other than in accordance with the general licence in GEN 5 Annex 1 G or any individual licence granted by the FCA11 to the firm or its representatives.
1111The general licence in GEN 5 Annex 1 G to use the FSA logo will continue till 1 April 2014 whereupon the general licence is revoked by GEN 5 Annex 1 G, 7.1.
The FCA logo
11A firm must not use the FCA logo (and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that its representatives do not use the FCA logo) in any communication with a client other than in accordance with any individual licence granted by the FCA to the firm or its representatives.