The Government may, in order to protect national interests and by decree issued on the report of the Minister for Economic Affairs :
1. Subject to declaration, prior authorisation or control:
a) Foreign exchange transactions, capital movements and settlements of any kind between France and foreign countries;
b) The creation, change in nature and liquidation of French assets abroad;
c) The establishment and liquidation of foreign investments in France;
d) The import and export of gold and all other material movements of securities between France and foreign countries;
2. Prescribe the repatriation of foreign receivables outside the European Union arising from the export of goods, the payment of services and, in general, all income or products abroad;
3. Authorise intermediaries to carry out the transactions mentioned in 1, a and d above.