I.-The appropriate advertising of policyholders referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 132-27-2 is organised by Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the basis of information communicated by insurance companies, via a dedicated dematerialised system, in compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. This system can also be used to send requests for refunds, accompanied by the required documents and supporting evidence.
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations will return the sums on the basis of the information, documents and supporting evidence provided to it by the insurance companies and by the policyholders or beneficiaries of the sums deposited. The refund procedure is carried out either via the electronic system provided for in the previous paragraph, or by any other means.
Where the sums have been deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations as a result of the death of the policyholder, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations will make the deductions provided for in I of article 990 I or I of article 990 I bis of the French General Tax Code.
When the sums deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations on maturity of the contract are returned to the beneficiary of the contract, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations provides the beneficiary with the information it has to enable it to determine the tax regime applicable to the sums thus returned or, at the option of the beneficiary of the contract, it makes the deductions provided for in article 125-0 A of the French General Tax Code.
When the sums deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations as a result of the maturity of the contract are returned to the beneficiaries of the contract, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations carries out the deduction provided for in I of article 990 I bis of the General Tax Code.
II – The sums deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations bear interest under the conditions set out in article L. 518-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code.