Article L211-13 of the French Monetary and Financial Code
The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to bonds issued before 3 November 1984, amortisable by drawing numbers. Nor do they concern perpetual annuities on the State, held in registered form, issued before that date. Holders of financial securities issued before the same date may only exercise the rights attached to their securities if they have been registered in an account by the issuer or presented to an intermediary…