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Recital 7

Recital 7

(7)As part of the depositaries' obligations to exercise care and diligence in cases of delegation of the custody functions, before delegating this function to a third party located outside of the Union, the depositary should receive an independent legal opinion assessing the insolvency law of the third country where that third party is located this includes an evaluation of the level of protection afforded by segregated financial instruments accounts in that jurisdiction. The opinion provided for each jurisdiction by relevant industry federations or by law firms for the benefit of several depositaries should be acceptable. Furthermore, the depositary should ensure that the third party located outside the Union informs it of any change in circumstances or in that third country's insolvency law that may affect the status of the assets of the depositary's AIF clients.

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