
Article 1 

1. An alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) that meets the conditions provided for in  regulation 9 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (the “AIFM Regulations 2013”)  and chooses to opt in  to regulation as a full-scope AIFM  shall submit an application for authorisation to the  Financial Conduct Authority.The application shall follow the same procedure provided for in  section 55U of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) and regulation 5 of the AIFM Regulations 2013.
2. The  Financial Conduct Authority  may exempt an AIFM referred to in paragraph 1 from submitting all information and documents required under  section 55U of FSMA and by regulation 5 of the AIFM Regulations 2013, provided that the exempted information or documents have been already submitted to  the Financial Conduct Authority  for registration purposes in accordance with  regulations 11, 15 and 21 of the AIFM Regulations 2013  or as part of the authorisation procedure pursuant to  sections 242 and 261C of FSMA and regulation 12 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001  and provided that such information and documents are still up to date, which is confirmed in writing by the AIFM.
3. The  Financial Conduct Authority  shall grant an authorisation following the same procedure as provided for in  regulation 5 of the AIFM Regulations 2013.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall apply from 22 July 2013.
...Done at Brussels, 15 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO