Press Release ·
The Commerce Department has been formally established and today launches its official website at commerce.gov.vin, where the register of licensed markets, trader licensing guidance and the competition rules of the Network are published.
Markets and trading
- Markets
The register of twelve licensed markets at the principal sites, their market days and the rules that apply to them.
- Trader Licensing
Who needs a trader licence, how to apply from 7 September 2026, and how provisional registrations were converted at establishment.
- Fees and Charges
The schedule of licence fees, maximum pitch charges and merger notification fees in force from 7 September 2026.
- Competition
The competition rules of the Network, the thresholds for notifying a merger and how to make a complaint.
- Statistics
Licences issued, market capacity and competition casework at establishment, with the schedule of quarterly bulletins.
- Frequently asked questions
Common questions on trading at a market, holding a licence and the Department's competition work.
Latest announcements
All news- Commerce Department Publishes Register of Twelve Licensed Markets
Twelve markets at the six principal sites of the Network hold a market licence from today, with 1,084 licensed pitches between them. The register, with market days and opening hours, is published from today.
- Commerce Department Opens Trader Licensing and Confirms 3,146 Licences in Force
Applications for a trader licence are accepted from Monday 7 September 2026. The 3,146 provisional registrations recorded during the transition period were converted to full licences at establishment.
- Commerce Department Publishes Competition Rules and Complaints Procedure
The competition rules of the Network, the thresholds for notifying a merger and the procedure for making a complaint about anti-competitive conduct are published from today.
About the Department
The Commerce Department of the Velocity Interoperability Network is responsible for markets, competition and trader licensing within the Velocity Interoperability Network.
It licenses and supervises the markets at the sites of the Network, licenses the traders who sell there and elsewhere, applies the competition rules to agreements, conduct and mergers between undertakings, and publishes statistics on all three.
Milestones
6 September 2026
Department established
Responsibility for the licensing of markets and traders and for the competition rules of the Network.
6 September 2026
commerce.gov.vin launched
Press releases, the register of licensed markets, licensing guidance and the competition rules published on the official website.
6 September 2026
Register, licensing and competition rules published
Twelve markets licensed with 1,084 pitches, 3,146 trader licences converted from provisional registrations, applications open from 7 September, and the competition rules and complaints procedure published.
Forthcoming
First quarterly bulletin
The Department's first quarterly bulletin, covering the quarter ending 30 September 2026, and decisions on the 218 applications under assessment will be announced in the Newsroom.