In the event of the opening of compulsory liquidation proceedings in respect of an insurance undertaking, policyholders, subscribers and beneficiaries of insurance contracts and the guarantee fund referred to in Article L. 423-1 are, without prejudice to Article L. 113-2 or to contractual obligations, exempt from the declaration provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this article.