The representatives of the masse shall be designated in the contract of issue or by the general meeting of bondholders or, failing that, by court decision, at the request of any interested party.
When the bonds are offered to the public, the first representatives of the group are designated in the contract of issue. This designation is not mandatory for the public offers mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and in Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code.