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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">mgimolaw</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Московский журнал международного права</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Moscow Journal of International Law</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">0869-0049</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2619-0893</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Moscow State Institute of International Relations</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24833/0869-0049-2025-1-83-95</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">mgimolaw-2849</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЕ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЕ ПРАВО</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Зарубежный опыт правового регулирования инвестиционной деятельности</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Foreign Experience in the Legal Governance of Investment Activities</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3845-4932</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Качалян</surname><given-names>В. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kachalyan</surname><given-names>V. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Владислав Ардашевич Качалян, преподаватель кафедры английского языка в сфере юриспруденции Одинцовского филиала МГИМО МИД России, аспирант кафедры интеграционного права и прав человека</p><p>Вернадского п-т, д. 76, Москва, 119454</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Vladislav A. Kachalyan, Lecturer, Legal English Department, MGIMO Odintsovo; Postgraduate Student, Department of Integration and Human Rights Law</p><p>76, Vernadskogo Ave., Moscow, 119454</p><p> </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">kachalyan.v.a@odin.mgimo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет) Министерства иностранных дел России</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>02</day><month>04</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>83</fpage><lpage>95</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Качалян В.А., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Качалян В.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kachalyan V.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/2849">https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/2849</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>ВВЕДЕНИЕ</title><p>ВВЕДЕНИЕ. Одним из главных драйверов развития индустрии инвестиционных фондов в Европе стали организации коллективного инвестирования в обращаемые ценные бумаги (далее – ОКИОЦБ), число которых в настоящее время превышает 35 тысяч, а сумма активов в их управлении составляет немногим больше 9,5 трлн евро. ОКИОЦБ – это один из главных игроков на европейском инвестиционном рынке, их значительное влияние на развитие европейской экономики проявляется на протяжении нескольких десятилетий. Выявление основных правовых причин высокой эффективности указанных организаций коллективного инвестирования является ключевой целью исследования. Для ее достижения необходимо решить следующие задачи: 1) изучить правовые основания деятельности ОКИОЦБ на разных этапах развития и оценить основные правила, которые лежат в основе их деятельности; 2) определить специфику функционирования данных субъектов коллективного инвестирования на современном этапе.</p></sec><sec><title>МЕТОДЫ И МАТЕРИАЛЫ</title><p>МЕТОДЫ И МАТЕРИАЛЫ. Помимо общенаучных (анализ, синтез, индукция, дедукция и пр.), в процессе исследования также использовались следующие специально-научные методы: историко-правовой, формально-юридический, а также технико-юридический методы, детерминировавшие логику повествования, содержание и научную достоверность настоящей статьи. Представленная ниже оценка законодательных актов, прочих правовых актов институтов Европейского союза (далее – ЕС), белых книг, а также официальных документов CESR и ESMA опирается на российскую и зарубежную доктрину главным образом в части, касающейся категоризации различных видов фондов ОКИОЦБ.</p></sec><sec><title>РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ</title><p>РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ. Наиболее значимые выводы исследования сводятся к следующему: 1) в ЕС действует детально разработанный свод правил, регулирующих деятельность ОКИОЦБ; 2) созданы условия для справедливой конкуренции между ОКИОЦБ на уровне ЕС, а также между данными организациями и различными видами фондов, действующих в США; 3) обеспечена эффективная и единообразная защита прав инвесторов; 4) сняты ограничения в отношении свободного перемещения ОКИОЦБ в пределах ЕС.</p></sec><sec><title>ОБСУЖДЕНИЕ И ВЫВОДЫ</title><p>ОБСУЖДЕНИЕ И ВЫВОДЫ. Правовые основания деятельности ОКИОЦБ постоянно совершенствуются и представляют собой хорошо проработанный свод юридических норм. Высокая степень зрелости правовой базы определяется не только значимостью ОКИОЦБ для европейской экономики, но и тем, что указанные фонды коллективных инвестиций привлекают денежные средства большого числа розничных инвесторов, а значит, требуются дополнительные гарантии защиты прав и интересов последних.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>INTRODUCTION</title><p>INTRODUCTION. One of the catalysts of the development of the European investment fund industry has been the inception of the undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), the number of which currently exceeds 35,000 funds, who manage assets worth more than 9,5 trillion euros. UCITS are central to the European investment market with their substantive impact on the European economy having been evident for several decades. The identification of the legal factors contributing to the high efficacy level of these undertakings constitutes the primary objective of the research. To achieve this goal, the following tasks shall be addressed: 1) to examine the legal framework governing the activities of UCITS schemes at various stages of its development, so as to estimate the fundamental rules underpinning their operations; 2) to determine the specifics of the functioning of the collective investment vehicles under consideration in terms of modern legislation.</p></sec><sec><title>MATERIALS AND METHODS</title><p>MATERIALS AND METHODS. Apart from general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, etc.), the specific methods employed within the research are as follows: historical-legal, formal-legal and technical legal methods, which determined the logical structure, content and scientific integrity of this article. The assessment of legislation, other legal acts of EU institutions, white papers, so as official documents of CESR and ESMA presented below is based on Russian and foreign doctrine, mainly in terms of categorization of various types of UCITS schemes.</p></sec><sec><title>RESEARCH RESULTS</title><p>RESEARCH RESULTS. The most significant findings of the research are summarized hereinbefore. 1. The European Union has implemented a comprehensive compendium of rules governing the activities of UCITS. 2. Conditions ensuring fair competition among UCITS at the EU level, as well as between these schemes and different types of funds operating in the US have been 3. Effective and uniform protection of investors has been provided. 4. Restrictions imposed on the free movement of UCITS within the EU have been eliminated.</p><p>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS. The legal framework for UCITS funds, which embodies a comprehensive set of rules, is continuously evolving. The high level of maturity of the regulatory framework for UCITS is determined not only by their significance to the European economy, but also because the collective investment schemes, in general, raise capital from retail investors. It requires additional safeguards to protect the latter’s rights and interests.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>право</kwd><kwd>интеграция</kwd><kwd>инвестиционная деятельность</kwd><kwd>инвестиционное право</kwd><kwd>фонды коллективного инвестирования</kwd><kwd>ОКИОЦБ</kwd><kwd>Европейский союз</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>law</kwd><kwd>integration</kwd><kwd>investment activity</kwd><kwd>investment law</kwd><kwd>collective investment schemes</kwd><kwd>UCITS</kwd><kwd>European Union</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Adema R. 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