Pursuant to the second paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France, with passport, to professional clients, of units or shares of third-country AIFs or feeder AIFs which do not meet the requirements mentioned in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-1 by an asset management company is subject to :
1° Compliance by the portfolio management company with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to management companies covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exception of the provisions applicable to the marketing of units or shares of AIFs in the European Union, in France or in another Member State, or to the management of European Union AIFs in a Member State other than France ;
2° Where the AIF is established in a third country, the existence of appropriate cooperation arrangements between the Autorité des marchés financiers and the supervisory authorities of that third country, in order to ensure an exchange of information enabling the Autorité des marchés financiers to perform its duties under Books V and VI ;
3° Where the AIF is established in a third country, the absence of that third country on the lists published by international bodies involved in the fight against money laundering or terrorist financing of States or territories whose legislation or practices impede the proper performance of the tasks of the Financial Action Task Force;
4° Where the AIF is established in a third country, the signature, with France and with any other Member State of the European Union in which the units or shares of the third-country AIF are to be marketed, of an agreement complying with the standards set out in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and guaranteeing an exchange of information in tax matters, including any multilateral agreement in tax matters.
Where the Autorité des marchés financiers disagrees with the assessment made by the competent authority of another Member State of the European Union on the application of 1° and 2°, it may refer the matter to the European Securities and Markets Authority.