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Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS)

Preamble
Recitals 95
Chapter I - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - AUTHORISATION OF UCITS (Article 5) 1
Chapter III - OBLIGATIONS REGARDING MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (Article 6-21) 20
Chapter IV - OBLIGATIONS REGARDING THE DEPOSITARY (Article 22-26b) 8
Chapter V - OBLIGATIONS REGARDING INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Article 27-31) 5
Chapter VI - MERGERS OF UCITS (Article 37-48) 12
- Section 1 - Principle, authorisation and approval (Article 37-40) 4
- Section 2 - Third-party control, information of unit-holders and other rights of unit-holders (Article 41-45) 5
- Section 3 - Costs and entry into effect (Article 46-48) 3
Chapter VII - OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING THE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF UCITS (Article 49-57) 10
Chapter VIII - MASTER-FEEDER STRUCTURES (Article 58-67) 10
Chapter IX - OBLIGATIONS CONCERNING INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO INVESTORS (Article 68-82b) 16
Chapter X - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF UCITS (Article 83-90) 8
Chapter XI - SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO UCITS WHICH MARKET THEIR UNITS IN MEMBER STATES OTHER THAN THOSE IN WHICH THEY ARE ESTABLISHED (Article 91-96) 7
Chapter XII - PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTHORISATION AND SUPERVISION (Article 97-110a) 21
Chapter XIII - DELEGATED ACTS AND POWERS OF EXECUTION (Article 111-112a) 3
Chapter XIV - DEROGATIONS, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 113-119) 7
Annexes 5
Amending acts 13

Article 46

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Except in cases where UCITS have not designated a management company, Member States shall ensure that any legal, advisory or administrative costs associated with the preparation and the completion of the merger shall not be charged to the merging or the receiving UCITS, or to any of their unit-holders.

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