Pursuant to Article L. 214-24-7, the appointment of a depositary established in a third country is subject to :
1° The existence of arrangements for cooperation and exchange of information between the competent authorities of the Member States in which the units or shares of the third-country AIF are to be marketed, the competent authorities of the home Member State of the management company and the competent authorities of the depositary;
2° That the depositary complies with effective prudential regulations, in particular as regards minimum capital requirements and the existence of adequate supervision;
3° That the third country in which the depositary has its registered office or a branch is not included on the lists published by international bodies involved in the fight against money laundering or the financing of terrorism, of States or territories whose legislation or practices impede the proper performance of the tasks of the Financial Action Task Force;
4° The conclusion, with the third country in which the depositary is established, by the Member States in which the units or shares of the third country AIF are intended to be marketed and, insofar as this is different, the home Member State of the management company, 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 on tax matters, including any multilateral agreement on tax matters;
5° That the custodian is contractually liable to the AIF or to the unitholders or shareholders of this AIF, under the same conditions as those provided for in I and II of Article L. 214-24-10 and in Article L. 214-24-11 and declares that it will refrain from delegating to third parties the functions provided for in I and III of Article L. 214-24-8.
Where the Autorité des marchés financiers disagrees with the assessment made by the competent authorities of the management company’s home Member State on the application of 1°, 2° and 3° of this Article, it may refer the matter to the European Securities and Markets Authority.