I. Scope
Who?
1. These guidelines apply to AIFMs and competent authorities.
What?
2. These guidelines apply in relation to Article 4(1)(a) of the AIFMD.
When?
3. These guidelines apply from two months after the date of publication by ESMA.
II. Definitions
Unless otherwise specified, terms used in the Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 1095/2010 (AIFMD) and in the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to exemptions, general operating conditions, depositaries, leverage, transparency and supervision, have the same meaning in these guidelines. In addition, the following definitions apply for the purposes of these guidelines:
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"general commercial or industrial purpose" |
the purpose of |