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#EFIS1316642ADecree on Conditions for Awarding Legal Entity Identifiers

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law assigns the responsibility of issuing Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) to French companies and investment fund entities to the national statistics and economic studies institute. A certification is required annually, and there are fees for both the issuance and renewal of the identifier. It primarily affects French corporations and investment entities seeking these identifiers.

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Key Changes

  • Legal Entity Identifiers will be provided by the national statistics institute.
  • Annual certification of identifiers is mandatory.
  • Issuance and annual certification have associated fees.

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

French corporations and collective investment undertakings in securities must request a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) from the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) if they wish to obtain one

French corporations and collective investment undertakings in securities
licensing
high

LEI holders must undergo annual certification of their Legal Entity Identifier

French corporations and collective investment undertakings holding a Legal Entity Identifier
reporting
medium

Pay a fee of €100 for the issuance of a Legal Entity Identifier

French corporations and collective investment undertakings requesting a Legal Entity Identifier
operational
medium

Pay an annual fee of €50 for each annual certification operation of the Legal Entity Identifier

French corporations and collective investment undertakings with an active Legal Entity Identifier
operational
high

French corporations and collective investment entities in securities must submit a request to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) to obtain a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

French corporations and collective investment entities in securities (OPCVM)
licensing

Affected Parties

French companiesInvestment fund entities

Tags

Legal Entity Identifiers,French law,Business compliance