I. – The UCITS depositary :
1° Ensures that all payments made by or on behalf of unitholders or shareholders in connection with the subscription of units or shares of UCITS have been received and that all cash has been accounted for;
2° Generally ensures that the Fund’s cash flows are properly monitored.
II. – The custodian entrusted with the safekeeping of the assets of a UCITS:
1° Ensures, under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the safekeeping of financial instruments registered in a financial instruments account opened in its books and of financial instruments physically delivered to it;
2° For other assets, verifies that they are the property of the UCITS and keeps a register thereof.
The custodian shall regularly provide the management company or the SICAV with a complete inventory of all the assets of the UCITS.
III. – The UCITS custodian :
1° Ensures that the sale, issue, repurchase, redemption and cancellation of the units or shares of the UCITS are carried out in accordance with the legislative or regulatory provisions, the fund rules or instruments of incorporation of the UCITS and its prospectus;
2° Ensures that the value of the units or shares of the UCITS is calculated in accordance with legislative or regulatory provisions, the UCITS’ fund rules or instruments of incorporation and its prospectus;
3° Carries out the instructions of the SICAV or the UCITS management company unless they are contrary to the legislative or regulatory provisions, the fund rules or instruments of incorporation of the UCITS or its prospectus;
4° Ensures that, in transactions involving the assets of the UCITS, the counterparty is remitted to the UCITS within the usual time limits;
5° Ensures that the proceeds of the UCITS are allocated in accordance with the legislative or regulatory provisions, the regulations or the constituent documents of the UCITS and its prospectus.
IV. – The conditions for application of this article are set out in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.