I. – In accordance with the provisions of IV of Article L. 212-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code, where they do not prove that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that the provisions of the aforementioned article are effectively applied, the managers, the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the issuing company are, for the purposes of applying death duties, presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be the owners of the shares which are not registered or which have not been sold under the conditions provided for in III of the same article.
II. – Where they do not prove that they have taken all due care to ensure the effective application of the provisions of articles L. 211-3 and L. 211-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the managers, the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the issuing companies, are presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be the owners of the financial securities not presented for registration in an account or which have not been sold under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 211-13 of the aforementioned code.