Title I: Financial instruments

A real estate investment fund may be formed by cash contributions, contributions in kind of real estate assets mentioned in article L. 214-36, mergers or demergers. It may also be formed through mergers, demergers or conversions of non-trading property investment companies. Contributions in kind may be made to a real estate investment trust after it has been set up, in particular in the event of a merger with a société…

The redemption by the real estate investment trust of its units may be temporarily suspended by the management company when exceptional circumstances so require and if the interests of all unitholders so dictate, under conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall in particular determine the cases in which and the conditions under which the…

The provisions of article L. 214-24-40 are applicable to real estate investment funds.

I.-The management company is required to file the declarations stipulated in article L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the undertakings for collective investment in real estate it manages. II – The provisions of articles L. 233-14 and L. 247-2 of the Commercial Code apply to the management company.

The companies referred to in 2° of I of article L. 214-36 in which the real estate investment trust holds a direct or indirect interest are covered by article 8 of the General Tax Code, are not liable, automatically or by option, to corporation tax or an equivalent tax, and may not hold, directly or indirectly, rights held as lessee relating to leasing contracts.

I. – The sums distributable by a real estate investment fund in respect of a financial year are made up of : 1° Distributable income relating to income earned by the fund, which is equal to the net income referred to in article L. 214-51, plus retained earnings, plus or minus the balance of accruals as defined by decree; 2° Capital gains from the sale of assets mentioned in 1°…

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 214-52, the amounts distributable in respect of the capital gains mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-81 must be paid before the last day of the sixth month following the disposal of the aforementioned assets.

Unitholders or their successors may not cause the division of the real estate investment trust. Unitholders are liable for the debts of the co-ownership only up to the amount of the fund’s assets and in proportion to their share.

The terms of liquidation and the methods of asset distribution are determined by the fund rules. The management company acts as liquidator under the supervision of the custodian. Failing this, the liquidator shall be appointed by the courts at the request of any unitholder.