I. – The AIFM’s subsequent operations in the European Union have no impact on the designation of France as the reference Member State.
However, if the AIFM modifies its marketing strategy within two years of its initial authorisation and if this new strategy, if it had been the initial marketing strategy, would have had the effect of calling into question the designation of France as the reference Member State, the AIFM shall notify the AMF of the modification before implementing it and shall indicate its new reference Member State. The AIFM shall justify its assessment to the AMF and provide it with information on its legal representative, including his name and the place where he is established. The legal representative shall be established in the new Member State of reference.
II. – The Autorité des marchés financiers shall make an assessment of the designation of the AIFM’s reference Member State in accordance with I and shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of this assessment for its opinion.
To this end, the AMF shall provide the AIFM’s file as mentioned in I.
III. – After receiving the opinion of the European Securities and Markets Authority, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2001/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the AIFM, its initial legal representative and the European Securities and Markets Authority of its decision.
IV. – Where the Autorité des marchés financiers approves the designation made by the AIFM, it shall inform the competent authorities of the new reference Member State of this change. It shall send a copy of the AIFM’s authorisation and supervisory file to the new reference Member State without delay.
From the date of transmission of the authorisation and the file on supervision, the competent authorities of the new reference Member State shall be responsible for the authorisation and supervision of the AIFM.
V. – The rules applicable in the event of a final decision to the contrary by the Autorité des marchés financiers and the European Securities and Markets Authority are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.