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Article R332-47 of the French Insurance Code

An insurance undertaking may use a forward rate or currency instrument linked to a financial debt if the following conditions are met throughout the transaction:

a) The loan contracted or the debt issued is identical or equivalent to the underlying of this instrument;

b) For swap contracts, the underlying referred to in a) is the one that the company undertakes to exchange;

c) The amount of the loan contracted or the debt issued by the undertaking is at least equal to the notional amount of the instrument;

d) The forward financial instrument enables the debt to be managed efficiently and prudently in line with the company’s investments.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R332-47

Une entreprise d’assurance peut utiliser un instrument financier à terme de taux ou de devise lié à une dette financière si sont remplies durant toute l’opération les conditions suivantes :

a) L’emprunt contracté ou la dette émise est identique ou assimilable au sous-jacent de cet instrument ;

b) Pour les contrats d’échange, le sous-jacent visé au a est celui que l’entreprise s’engage à échanger ;

c) L’emprunt contracté ou la dette émise par l’entreprise est de montant au moins égal au montant notionnel de cet instrument ;

d) L’instrument financier à terme permet une gestion efficace et prudente de cette dette en adéquation avec les placements de l’entreprise.

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