I. – The articles of association or fund rules of a feeder UCITS stipulate that at least 85% of its assets must be invested in shares or units of a single master UCITS or sub-fund thereof. A feeder UCITS may invest up to 15% of its assets in the following:
1° Cash on an ancillary basis ;
2° Financial contracts referred to in 5° of I of Article L. 214-20, which may be used solely for hedging purposes;
3° The movable and immovable property necessary for the direct pursuit of its activity, when the feeder UCITS is a SICAV.
The sub-fund of a UCITS may be governed by the provisions relating to feeder UCITS set out in this article.
II. – A master UCITS is a French or foreign UCITS approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 which meets the following conditions:
1° It has at least one feeder UCITS among its unit-holders or shareholders;
2° It is not itself a feeder UCITS;
3° It does not hold units or shares of a feeder UCITS.