Article 2
Article 1(8) of Directive 85/611/EEC
Transferable securities
1. The reference in Article 1(8) of Directive 85/611/EEC to transferable securities shall be understood as a reference to financial instruments which fulfil the following criteria:
(a) |
the potential loss which the UCITS may incur with respect to holding those instruments is limited to the amount paid for them; |
(b) |
their liquidity does not compromise the ability of the UCITS to comply with Article 37 of Directive 85/611/EEC; |
(c) |
reliable valuation is available for them as follows:
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(d) |
appropriate information is available for them as follows:
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(e) |
they are negotiable; |
(f) |
their acquisition is consistent with the investment objectives or the investment policy, or both, of the UCITS pursuant to Directive 85/611/EEC; |
(g) |
their risks are adequately captured by the risk management process of the UCITS. |
For the purposes of points (b) and (e) of the first subparagraph, and unless there is information available to the UCITS that would lead to a different determination, financial instruments which are admitted or dealt in on a regulated market in accordance with points (a), (b) or (c) of Article 19(1) of Directive 85/611/EEC shall be presumed not to compromise the ability of the UCITS to comply with Article 37 of Directive 85/611/EEC and shall also be presumed to be negotiable.
2. Transferable securities as referred to in Article 1(8) of Directive 85/611/EEC shall be taken to include the following:
(a) |
units in closed end funds constituted as investment companies or as unit trusts which fulfil the following criteria:
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(b) |
units in closed end funds constituted under the law of contract which fulfil the following criteria:
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(c) |
financial instruments which fulfil the following criteria:
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3. Where a financial instrument covered by point (c) of paragraph 2 contains an embedded derivative component as referred to in Article 10 of this Directive, the requirements of Article 21 of Directive 85/611/EEC shall apply to that component.