AFD - 2019 Universal registration document

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PRESENTATION OF AFD

General information

1.1 General information

1.1.1 Legal status HEAD OFFICE Agence Française de Développement

of the French Overseas Departments and Collectivities and New Caledonia. To this end, AFD finances environmentally friendly development operations and may conduct other activities and services linked to its role. In particular, AFD is responsible for directly or indirectly providing technical expertise to its beneficiaries. TRADE AND COMPANIES REGISTRATION RCS Paris B 775 665 599 LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER (LEI) 9695008K5N8MKIT4XJ91 CONSULTATION OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS At the head office – 5, rue Roland-Barthes – 75598 Paris Cedex 12 FINANCIAL YEAR From 1 Ǿ January to 31 Ǿ December. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC While this document remains valid, the following documents (or copies thereof) may be consulted: a) AFD’s current memorandum of association, amending decrees and bylaws; b) any reports, correspondence and other documents, historical financial information, appraisals and declarations prepared by an expert at AFD’s request, part of which are included or referred to in this Registration Document; c) historical financial information relating to AFD and its subsidiaries for each of the two financial years preceding the publication of this Registration Document. Hard copies of the aforementioned documentsmay be consulted at AFD’s Head Office or on its website, www.afd.fr. 1.1.2 General information about AFD’s share capital AFD’S FUNDING AFD funding amounts to €2,807,998,856. This may be increased through the capitalisation of reserves upon deliberation by the Board of Directors and approved by order of the French Minister of the Economy and Finance. It may also be increased through the allocation of public funds in accordance with current laws and regulations.

5, rue Roland-Barthes 75598 Paris Cedex 12 Tel: +33 (0)1 53 44 31 31 LEGAL FORM

Agence Française de Développement (hereafter “AFD”) is an industrial and commercial State public undertaking (EPIC) with the status of a financially independent legal entity. AFD is a financing company with an ongoing role that serves the public interest. Its bylaws are defined in Articles Ǿ L.515-13 and R.515-5 to R.515-25 of the CMF (Decree No. Ǿ 2017-582 of 20 Ǿ April Ǿ 2017). AFD is managed by a Chief Executive Officer who is appointed by Decree for a three-year term (Article Ǿ R.515-16 of the CMF) and a Board of Directors (Articles Ǿ L.515-13 and R.515-17 to 515- 19 of the CMF). The Strategic Steering Committee (SSC), an AFD entity comprising State representatives on the Board of Directors and headed up by the Minister for Cooperation (Article Ǿ R.515-7 of the CMF), is responsible for strengthening the link between policy guidelines relating to Official Development Assistance (ODA) set out by the CICID, and the way in which these policies are laid out and executed by AFD. ACPR SUPERVISION AFD, as a financing company, comes under the direct supervision of the French Prudential Supervisory Authority (ACPR). THE ISSUER’S GOVERNING LAW AFD is subject to French law. DATE OF CREATION AND DURATION AFD was created for an indefinite period by Order No. Ǿ 21 of 2 Ǿ December Ǿ 1941 establishing the Caisse Centrale de la France Libre. CORPORATE PURPOSE In accordance with the provisions of Article Ǿ R.515-15, AFD has an ongoing role that serves the public interest under the meaning of Article Ǿ L.511-104 of the CMF. It may carry out the banking tasks related to this mission. In accordance with CMF Article Ǿ R.515-6, AFD’s role is to carry out all financial operations that contribute to the implementation of the French State’s official development aid policy to developing countries abroad and the development

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UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2019

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