A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF PRIVATE EQUITY

RETOUR SOMMAIRE

A CACEIS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATION - 2010

APPENDICE

APPENDICE – REGULATION REFERENCES

1- Main legal texts at domestic level

You will find hereafter the references to the main legal texts relative to private equity, for the following leading jurisdictions where CACEIS is established: France, Ireland, Luxembourg and the United States.

F rance

• FCPR vehicles Authorised funds (“FCPR agréés”) > Article L214-36 of the Financial and Monetary Code

> Articles 414-1 to 414-13 of the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Book IV – Collective Investment products, Title 1 – Collective Investment Schemes, Chapter IV – Venture Capital Funds (Fonds Communs de Placement à Risques), Section I > AMF instruction N o. 2009-05 of 4 June 2009 relating to the full prospectus of authorised FCPR > AMF instruction N o. 2009-03 of 2 April 2009 relating to authorisation procedures and share- holder information > Articles 414-14 to 414-32 of the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Book IV – Collective Investment products, Title 1 – Collective Investment Schemes, Chapter IV – Venture Capital Funds (Fonds Communs de Placement à Risques), Section II > AMF instruction N o. 2009-06 of 4 June 2009 relating to the full prospectus of FCPR funds registered via the fast-track procedure > AMF instruction N o. 2009-04 of 2 April 2009 relating to declaration procedures and share- holder information Contractual FCPRs (“FCPR contractuels”) > Article L214-38-1 of the Financial and Monetary Code, dated 4 August 2008 > Articles 414-33 to 414-48 of the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Book IV – Collective Investment products, Title 1 – Collective Investment Schemes, Chapter IV – Venture Capital Funds (Fonds Communs de Placement à Risques), Section III > AMF instruction N o. 2009-09 of 3 November 2009 relating to the full prospectus of contractual FCPR > AMF instruction N o. 2009-04 of 2 April 2009 relating to declaration procedures and share- holder information Funds registered via the fast-track procedure (“FCPR allégés”) > Articles L214-37 and L214-38 of the Financial and Monetary Code

• FCPI vehicles > Article L214-41 of the Financial and Monetary Code

> Articles 414-1 to 414-13 of the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), Book IV – Collective Investment products, Title 1 – Collective Investment Schemes, Chapter IV – Venture Capital Funds (Fonds Communs de Placement à Risques), Section I > AMF instruction N o. 2009-05 of 4 June 2009 relating to the full prospectus of authorised FCPR > AMF instruction N o. 2009-03 of 2 April 2009 relating to authorisation procedures and share- holder information

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