When an order is placed, or at the latest on delivery, the organisation that finances all or part of a special payment instrument referred to in B of Article L. 1271-1 pays the issuer the equivalent value of the instruments ordered, so that the issuer can set aside the necessary provisions in the specific account referred to in Article D. 1271-28 to guarantee repayment. The issuer is deemed to have a mandate to manage these funds, which it does not own. However, the issuer remains liable for any interest earned on the special account.
The issuer’s service is deemed to have been rendered when the special payment vouchers are handed over to the funder referred to in the first paragraph or to any other person indicated by the latter.
Once it has been established that the special payment vouchers have been handed over to the funder or to any other person indicated by the latter, neither the funder nor the beneficiaries of the services paid for by the special payment vouchers may hold the issuer liable in the event of theft or loss of the cheques.