qualifying portfolio undertaking

Defined in Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 346/2013

Definitions over time (1)

1. 01/03/2018 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

   ‘qualifying portfolio undertaking’ means an undertaking that: at the time of an investment by the qualifying social entrepreneurship fund is not admitted to trading on a regulated market or on a multilateral trading facility (MTF) as defined in point (14) and point (15) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC; has the achievement of measurable, positive social impacts as its primary objective in accordance with its articles of association, statutes or any other rules or instruments of incorporation establishing the business, where the undertaking: provides services or goods which generate a social return; employs a method of production of goods or services that embodies its social objective; or provides financial support exclusively to social undertakings as defined in the first two indents; uses its profits primarily to achieve its primary social objective in accordance with its articles of association, statutes or any other rules or instruments of incorporation establishing the business and with the predefined procedures and rules therein, which determine the circumstances in which profits are distributed to shareholders and owners to ensure that any such distribution of profits does not undermine its primary objective; is managed in an accountable and transparent way, in particular by involving workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activities; is established within the territory of a Member State, or in a third country provided that the third country: is not listed as a Non-Cooperative Country and Territory by the Financial Action Task Force on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, has signed an agreement with the home Member State of the manager of a qualifying social entrepreneurship fund and with each other Member State in which the units or shares of the qualifying social entrepreneurship fund are intended to be marketed to ensure that the third country fully complies with the standards laid down in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and ensures an effective exchange of information in tax matters, including any multilateral tax agreements;

Used in (43 places in 16 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 (43 in 16)

Recital 11 · Recital 12 · Recital 13² · Recital 16 · Recital 19 · Recital 24 · Recital 28 · Recital 35² · Recital 48² · Article 3¹³ · Article 7⁴ · Article 10³ · Article 12 · Article 13³ · Article 14⁵ · Article 27²