The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to bonds issued before 3 November 1984, amortisable by drawing numbers. Nor do they concern perpetual annuities on the State, held in registered form, issued before that date.
Holders of financial securities issued before the same date may only exercise the rights attached to their securities if they have been registered in an account by the issuer or presented to an intermediary mentioned in article L. 211-3 with a view to their registration in an account. Under conditions defined by decree, issuers or intermediaries must sell the rights corresponding to financial securities that have not been presented or whose holders are unknown or have not been reached since the same date of 3 November 1984. The proceeds of the sale are deposited until they are returned to the entitled parties.