I. – Sociétés de crédit foncier are specialised credit institutions whose exclusive purpose is to:
1° To grant or acquire guaranteed loans, exposures to public entities and securities, deposits and exposures as defined in articles L. 513-3 to L. 513-7 ;
2° For the financing of these categories of loans, exposures, securities and deposits, to issue bonds called obligations foncières benefiting from the privilege defined in Article L. 513-11 and to raise other resources, for which the contract or the document intended for public information provided for in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 or any equivalent document required for admission to foreign regulated markets mentions this privilege.
Ia -To finance the activities mentioned in I, sociétés de crédit foncier may issue “obligations foncières” whose maturity date may be extended, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
II. – The sociétés de crédit foncier may also finance the activities mentioned in I and Ia by issuing loans or resources which do not benefit from this privilege.
They may issue the promissory notes referred to in articles L. 313-42 to L. 313-48.
Notwithstanding any provisions or stipulations to the contrary, sociétés de crédit foncier may make temporary sales of their securities under the conditions set out in articles L. 211-22 to L. 211-34, pledge a securities account as defined in article L. 211-20 and mobilise all or part of the receivables they hold in accordance with articles L. 211-36 to L. 211-40 or in accordance with articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, whether or not these receivables are professional in nature. In this case, the information appearing on the statement referred to in article L. 313-23 is determined by decree.
Receivables or securities used or sold in this way are not included in the preferential right defined in article L. 513-11 and are not recorded by these companies under article L. 513-12.
III. – Sociétés de crédit foncier may acquire and own any immovable or movable property necessary for the fulfilment of their purpose or arising from the collection of their receivables.
IV. – Sociétés de crédit foncier may not hold any equity interests.