Transferable securities and similar instruments, and units or shares in real estate or property companies must be registered either in an account or on deposit with an authorised intermediary, or registered in the accounts of the issuing body, provided that the latter is located in a Member State of the European Union.
Deeds of ownership of real estate assets, deeds and documents evidencing loans or receivables are kept in France. If the legislation of the country in which the assets are located does not allow this, a written document mentioning the company’s rights to these assets, the evidential value of which is recognised by French legislation, is kept on French territory.
The deposit accounts referred to in 13° of article R. 332-2 must be opened with a credit institution approved in a Member State. They must not have a term of more than one year or give three months’ notice of withdrawal. The accounts must be denominated in the name of the insurance undertaking or the branch established in France and may only be debited with the agreement of a manager of the undertaking or the general representative of the branch or a person appointed by them for this purpose.