On January 24, the European Parliament updated the following procedure files:
- The procedure file for the proposal for a Directive on the cross-border distribution of collective investment funds (2018/0041(COD)).
- The procedure file for the proposal for a Regulation on facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment funds (2018/0045(COD)).
The updated procedure files specify that the Parliament may consider the proposals at its plenary session between April 15-18.
The Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee ("ECON") voted to adopt draft reports on the proposals on December 4, 2018. It subsequently published the reports on December 7, 2018.
The proposed Regulation envisages a harmonized framework regarding features of the cross-border distribution of funds, in respect of marketing communications and member states' marketing requirements. The proposed Directive contains alterations to the UCITS Directive (2009/65/EC) and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) ("AIFMD") relating to pre-marketing and the discontinuation of marketing among other things.
The procedures files can be found here and here. The UCITS Directive can found here and the AIFMD can be found here.
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