This Regulation should not create a general obligation for financial institutions or investors to invest only in securities for which a prospectus has been published in accordance with Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading ( 9 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004/EC of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements ( 10 ) and which are rated under this Regulation. In addition, this Regulation should not require the issuers or offerors or persons asking for admission to trading on a regulated market to obtain credit ratings for securities which are subject to the requirement to publish a prospectus under Directive 2003/71/EC and Regulation (EC) No 809/2004.
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New version applies from 21/07/2011 — introduced by Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
81 provisions change.
Later versions: 20/06/2013, 23/05/2014, 21/06/2015, 01/01/2019, 09/01/2024, 17/01/2025.
Recital 4 changes in this version: compare with the current text.