I. – The eligible financial securities and money market instruments referred to in I of article L. 214-20 are :
1° Either eligible financial securities and money market instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of article L. 422-1 ;
2° Eligible financial securities and money market instruments admitted to trading on another regulated market which operates regularly, is recognised, is open to the public and has its registered office in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;
3° or eligible financial securities and money market instruments admitted to official listing on a stock exchange in a third country or traded on another regulated market in a third country which operates regularly, is recognised and open to the public, provided that this stock exchange or market is not included on a list drawn up by the Financial Markets Authority or that the choice of this stock exchange or market is provided for by law or by the UCITS regulations or articles of association;
4° Or newly issued eligible financial securities provided that :
a) the terms of issue include an undertaking that an application will be made for admission to official listing on a stock exchange or on another regulated market which operates regularly, is recognised and open to the public, provided that this stock exchange or market is not on a list drawn up by the Financial Markets Authority or that the choice of this stock exchange or market is provided for by law or by the UCITS’ regulations or articles of association;
b) The admission referred to in a) is obtained within one year of the issue.
5° Money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 214-20, other than those traded on the regulated markets referred to in 1° to 3°, provided that the issue or issuer of these instruments is itself subject to regulations designed to protect investors and savings and that these instruments also comply with the conditions referred to in Article R. 214-12.
Negotiable debt securities issued by an issuer mentioned in 1° of I of Article R. 214-12 are treated in the same way as securities admitted to trading on a market covered by this I, provided that these securities comply with the condition set out in V of this Article.
II. – A UCITS may not invest more than 10% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments which do not meet the conditions set out in I.
It may not acquire certificates representing precious metals.