I. – The financial guarantee is implemented on the sole grounds that the guaranteed intermediary is in default, without the guarantor being able to invoke the benefit of discussion against the creditor. The guaranteed intermediary shall be deemed to have defaulted one month after the date of receipt by the guaranteed intermediary of a registered letter demanding payment of the sums due or a summons to pay, which has remained without effect. Default shall also be deemed to have been incurred by a judgment ordering the winding-up of the business.
II. – Payment is made by the guarantor on expiry of a period of three months from presentation of the first written demand, which must be sent by recorded delivery with acknowledgement of receipt. If other requests are received during this period, the amount will be apportioned on a lump-sum basis if the total amount of the requests exceeds the amount of the guarantee.