Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations are acquired by the State when thirty years have elapsed without the account to which these sums have been credited having given rise to a payment or reimbursement transaction, or without the Caisse des Dépôts having been served with either the requisition for payment, the terms of which are set out in article 15 of the order of 3 July 1816, or one of the acts referred to in articles 2241 and 2244 of the Civil Code.
No later than six months before the expiry of this period, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations notifies known beneficiaries of the forfeiture by registered letter. This notice is sent to the address indicated in the deeds and documents in the possession of the Caisse, or in the absence of a known address, to the public prosecutor of the place of deposit.
In addition, the date and place of deposit, and the surnames, first names and addresses of any interested parties who have not served a payment requisition within two months of this notice, are immediately published electronically.
The sums forfeited shall be paid annually to the Treasury with interest.
In no case may the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations be required to pay more than thirty years’ interest, unless before the expiry of thirty years a legal claim has been made against the Caisse that is recognised as well-founded.
The foregoing provisions apply to financial securities deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the caisse des dépôts et consignations.