Under Article 22 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24 1998, securities and cash belonging to third parties and held for whatever purpose by investment firms or by financial intermediaries and banks, constitute an autonomous patrimony separate from that of the intermediary and from those of other clients. No attachment by or on behalf of creditors of the intermediary, as well as by or on behalf of creditors of a possible depository or sub-depository, can be levied on the patrimony.
September 30 1998