The tontines referred to in article L. 322-26-4 group their members into separate groups known as associations and, on the expiry of each association, distribute the funds arising from the joint capitalisation of their contributions, after deduction of the portion allocated to statutory management and acquisition costs, among the survivors of the associations in the event of survival or among the beneficiaries of the deceased members of the associations in the event of death, taking into account the age of the members and their contributions.
The companies governed by this section must include after their name, in their articles, contracts or securities issued by them and other documents of any kind intended to be distributed to the public or published, the following words in uniform characters: “société à forme tontinière”.