I. – Where the AIF or its management company delegates the valuation function to an external valuation expert, the AIF or its management company must be able to demonstrate to the Autorité des marchés financiers that:
1° This expert is the subject of a compulsory professional registration recognised by legislative provisions or is subject to legislative or regulatory provisions or professional rules of conduct;
2° This expert offers sufficient professional guarantees to carry out his valuation function effectively.
II. – The designated external valuation expert does not delegate his valuation function to a third party.
III. – The AIF or its management company must notify the Autorité des marchés financiers of the identity of the external valuer it has appointed. This authority may require the appointment of another external valuer if the conditions set out in I are not met.
The conditions for application of this article are set by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers.