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Portfolio management company and securitisation custodian: status, duties and legal responsibilities
By Raphaël MORENON11 August 2025When setting up a securitisation transaction, a robust legal framework and clear roles are essential to secure the investment and guarantee market confidence. Although powerful, this financial mechanism relies on the coordinated involvement of players with well-defined and strictly regulated functions. Among them, the portfolio management company and the custodian form an operational tandem whose reliability determines the success of the whole. Understanding their status, their respective roles and their responsibilities is therefore essential for all stakeholders. Our firm, which specialises in banking and financial law, has observed that a lack of understanding of these mechanisms can lead to significant legal and financial risks. The purpose of this article is to detail the prerogatives and obligations of these two pillars, based on the legal framework governing securitisation undertakings in France. For an overview, please refer to...
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The sale of seized crops: practicalities and incidents
Enforcement against agricultural assets poses particular challenges. The sale phase, particularly for crops, requires a procedure tailored to their maturation cycle. The seizure of standing crops, which precedes the sale stage, is governed by a specific legal mechanism, conditions and features...The procedure for seizing standing crops: essential formalities
The seizure of standing crops is a special form of movable property seizure that is rarely used in practice. This procedure requires compliance with specific formalities to ensure its validity. Let's take a look at the key stages of the procès-verbal, how it is served and how the seized assets are managed. The procès-verbal of...Which crops can be seized and when?
Seizure of standing crops is a special form of enforcement. It allows a creditor in possession of a writ of execution to seize fruit and crops even before they have been separated from the soil. This procedure is governed by precise rules. Criteria for seizing crops Not all crops can be seized....Seizure of standing crops: mechanism, conditions and legal particularities
The world of enforcement involves some little-known procedures. One of these is the seizure of standing crops. Yet this rare procedure deserves our attention. It bears witness to a legal system that is adapted to the specific characteristics of agriculture. After seizure, the question of selling seized crops also raises specific issues. DefinitionsThe bank safe deposit box contract: legal aspects and implications for seizures
html Who hasn't wondered about the legal status of a bank safe deposit box? Far from being a simple rented space, this banking service is subject to a complex legal regime, particularly in the event of seizure by a creditor. Here's how it works. The legal nature of the safe-deposit box contract The safe-deposit box contract places...Seizing assets in a safe deposit box: procedure and issues
The seizure of assets placed in a safe is a particular operation of enforcement law. Although little known, this procedure is governed by specific rules that are of practical interest to creditors. 1 Framework and conditions for precautionary seizure Precautionary seizure enables the creditor to place the...Seizure of assets in a safe deposit box
A creditor may find himself in a situation where a debtor is hiding his valuables in a safe. The seizure and attachment procedure offers a solution. Legal framework for seizure and attachment Seizure and attachment applies when a creditor seeks to recover a specific asset rather than to obtain payment of a sum...Seizure and sale of assets placed in a safe deposit box
When a creditor seeks to recover his debt, the seizure of assets in a safe represents a special enforcement procedure. This enforcement technique is subject to strict rules to protect the rights of both the creditor and the debtor. 1. Specific features of seizure for sale in a...Seizing assets placed in a safe: basic principles
When a creditor wishes to recover a debt, seizing assets placed in a safe is an option. This particular procedure requires mastery of specific rules in order to be carried out correctly. For in-depth legal expertise and tailor-made assistance with enforcement procedures, we recommend...Obstacles and limits to the seizure-revindication and apprehension procedures
When property is not in your hands, recovering it can be a tricky business. Seizure and attachment are legal tools for recovering movable property. But these procedures come up against various obstacles that can compromise their effectiveness. Obstacles linked to the right of ownership The rule...
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