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Pursuant to the principle of mutual recognition of authorisations, management companies authorised in Luxembourg are allowed to carry out, in other Member States of the EU or in other States party to the EEA Agreement, any or all of the activities and services for which they have been authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/CE, after having completed the following notification procedures:

• Notification to establish a branch in another Member State of the EU or in another State party to the EEA Agreement in accordance with Article 17 of Directive 2009/65/CE;
• Notification under the freedom to provide services in another Member State of the EU or in another State party to the EEA Agreement in accordance with Article 18 of Directive 2009/65/CE;

The relevant notification forms to be filed with the CSSF via email to lu_manco_ucits_notif@cssf.lu as well as to the agent responsible for the management company, if known, are available for download below under “Forms”.

Changes to initial notifications, as well as the termination of cross-border activities, have also to be filed with the CSSF via email to lu_manco_ucits_notif@cssf.lu as well as to the agent responsible for the management company, if known, by using the relevant notification forms available for download below under “Forms”.

Point of attention: In case of notification concerning the establishment or the modification of a branch, in addition to the main notification letter, the notification letter of persons responsible for a branch and the CSSF annex should be sent, if applicable.

Management companies authorised in the EU/EEA that intend to exercise their activities in Luxembourg under the freedom of establishment or under the freedom to provide services are required to complete the necessary formalities with their Home State authority which will notify the CSSF.

The same holds true for changes to the initial notification.

Management companies authorised in the EU/EEA are required to notify in writing any changes to initial notifications as well as the termination of cross-border activities to their Home State authority and to the CSSF via email to lu_manco_ucits_notif@cssf.lu in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 of Directive 2009/65/CE.

Information on the fees to be paid by AIFMs is set out in a Grand-ducal Regulation on the fees to be charged by the CSSF, available in the “Laws, regulations and directives” section below.