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Article D514-21 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

If borrowers have not requested repayment of the bonuses to which they are entitled within three months of the sale proceeds being cleared, the institution will notify them of these bonuses, if they are equal to or greater than 15 euros, by prepaid letter sent in accordance with the rules of confidentiality. The cost of postage is borne by the borrower and is deducted from the amount of the bonus when the loan is repaid.

The sums from the bonuses are kept on deposit until the rightful claimants make a claim or, in the absence of a claim, for a period of two years from the date of the sale. On expiry of this period, these sums are definitively acquired by the establishment, unless an exceptional dispensation is granted by the Guidance and Supervisory Board.

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Article D514-21

Lorsqu’à l’expiration d’un délai de trois mois après la liquidation du produit des ventes les emprunteurs n’ont pas demandé le remboursement des bonis qui leur reviennent, l’établissement avise les intéressés, par lettre affranchie adressée dans le respect des règles de confidentialité, de ces bonis, lorsqu’ils sont égaux ou supérieurs à 15 euros. Les frais d’affranchissement correspondants sont à la charge de l’emprunteur ; ils sont prélevés sur le montant du boni lors du remboursement.

Les sommes provenant des bonis sont conservées en dépôt jusqu’à la réclamation des ayants droit ou, à défaut de réclamation, pendant un délai de deux ans, à compter de la vente. A l’expiration de ce délai, ces sommes sont définitivement acquises à l’établissement sauf dérogation exceptionnelle accordée par le conseil d’orientation et de surveillance.

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