I. – Negotiable debt securities as defined in Article L. 213-1 include :
1° Short-term negotiable securities with an initial maturity of one year or less, issued by all the issuers referred to in Article L. 213-3;
2° Medium-term negotiable securities with an initial maturity of more than one year, issued by all the issuers mentioned in Article L. 213-3, with the exception of the issuer mentioned in 12 of the same article.
II. – Negotiable debt securities may be freely remunerated. The Banque de France must be notified when the interest rate varies in accordance with an indexation clause that does not relate to a standard interbank market, money market or bond market rate.