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Article L224-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

On the due date mentioned in article L. 224-1 :

1° The rights corresponding to the sums mentioned in 3° of article L. 224-2 are issued in the form of a life annuity;

2° The rights corresponding to the other payments are delivered, at the choice of the holder, in the form of a capital sum, paid up in one go or in instalments, or in the form of a life annuity, except where the holder has expressly and irrevocably opted for the liquidation of all or part of his rights in the form of a life annuity as from the opening of the plan.

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Article L224-5

A l’échéance mentionnée à l’article L. 224-1 :


1° Les droits correspondant aux sommes mentionnées au 3° de l’article L. 224-2 sont délivrés sous la forme d’une rente viagère ;


2° Les droits correspondant aux autres versements sont délivrés, au choix du titulaire, sous la forme d’un capital, libéré en une fois ou de manière fractionnée, ou d’une rente viagère, sauf lorsque le titulaire a opté expressément et irrévocablement pour la liquidation de tout ou partie de ses droits en rente viagère à compter de l’ouverture du plan.

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