Article 12Article 22a(1) of Directive 85/611/EECIndex replicating UCITS
1.
The reference in Article 22a(1) of Directive 85/611/EEC to replicating the composition of a stock or debt securities index shall be understood as a reference to replication of the composition of the underlying assets of the index, including the use of derivatives or other techniques and instruments as referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 85/611/EEC and Article 11 of this Directive.
2.
The reference in the first indent of Article 22a(1) of Directive 85/611/EEC to an index whose composition is sufficiently diversified shall be understood as a reference to an index which complies with the risk diversification rules of Article 22a of that Directive.
3.
The reference in the second indent of Article 22a(1) of Directive 85/611/EEC to an index which represents an adequate benchmark shall be understood as a reference to an index whose provider uses a recognised methodology which generally does not result in the exclusion of a major issuer of the market to which it refers.
4.
The reference in the third indent of Article 22a(1) of Directive 85/611/EEC to an index which is published in an appropriate manner shall be understood as a reference to an index which fulfils the following criteria:
(a)
it is accessible to the public;
(b)
the index provider is independent from the index-replicating UCITS.
Point (b) shall not preclude index providers and the UCITS forming part of the same economic group, provided that effective arrangements for the management of conflicts of interest are in place.