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    2006-12-06

CIS 2.3 UCITS obligations

Application

CIS 2.3.1R

This section (CIS 2.3) applies to ICVCs and to managers of AUTs.

UCITS schemes

CIS 2.3.2G
  1. (1)

    A UCITS scheme may exercise the investment powers in CIS 5, which reflect those available under the UCITS Amending Directive 2001/108/EC.1

  2. (2)

    Transitional provision 14 permits a UCITS scheme to exercise the narrower range of investments and investment powers in CIS 5A for a specified duration.1

  3. (3)

    A securities scheme or a warrant scheme or an umbrella scheme consisting of sub-funds which if separately authorised would be a securities scheme or a warrant scheme will be a UCITS scheme. Transitional provision 14 specifies the period after which such schemes must comply with certain rules including those in CIS 5.1

Requirements

CIS 2.3.3R
  1. (1)

    The instrument constituting a UCITS scheme may not be amended in such a way that it ceases to be a UCITS scheme.

  2. (2)

    If an ICVC that is a UCITS scheme, or the manager of an AUT that is a UCITS scheme, proposes to market units in any EEA State other than the United Kingdom, the ICVC or the manager must notify the FSA of its proposal, specifying the EEA State concerned. The ICVC or the manager must do this at the same time as, or before, notifying the authorities in that EEA State of that proposal.

Outward passporting of UCITS schemes

CIS 2.3.4G
  1. (1)

    Section VII of the UCITS directive provides the framework by which a UCITS scheme may undertake marketing in another EEA State. Article 44 has the effect of requiring the UCITS scheme to comply with the marketing and advertising rules in the relevant Host State. Article 45 requires the UCITS scheme to maintain certain facilities in the Host State and paragraph 25 of CIS 3.5.2 R(contents of the prospectus) requires these to be set out in the scheme's prospectus.

  2. (2)

    Article 46 sets out the documentation requirements that need to be provided to the competent authority in the relevant EEA State. The documents have to be provided in a compliant manner at the same time as notification of the proposal to market there. The UCITS scheme may begin marketing two months following notification.

  3. (3)

    Article 47 requires the relevant information and documents distributed in the Host State to be the same as those that the UCITS scheme provides in its Home State. The documents must be published in at least one of the official languages of the Host State. CIS 3 (prospectus) and CIS 10 (report and accounts) will be applicable in this case.

  4. (4)

    If the UCITS scheme is being marketed in another EEA State, Article 34 requires the publication of prices in the Host State. CIS 4.4.8 R (4) and CIS 15.4.14 R (4) will be applicable in this case.