Article 56. Protection of the Bank Account Designated for the Fund

(1) The seizure or forced execution of the resources from the fund’s bank account to satisfy the claims of the association’s creditors is prohibited, except when the claim arises from a contract concluded with the association that expressly stipulates that the association will make payments under the respective contract from the fund’s bank account (fund payment clause).
(2) A contract under which the association acquires goods, works, or services, and which contains a fund payment clause, is null if, on the date of the contract, the fund’s balance was not sufficient to cover 100% of the amount owed by the association under the contract, except in cases of extension of grants or cases approved by the general meeting for contracts under which the full or partial payment will be made from resources other than the fund’s resources, including loans, credits. If goods, works, or services have been provided to the association under a contract annulled under this paragraph, then, for the purposes of Article 1996 of the Civil Code No. 1107/2002, neither the association nor the owners are bound to return the enrichment obtained thereby.