French Commercial code
In forceWhere the bearer agrees to receive in payment either an ordinary cheque, a mandate to transfer funds to the Banque de France, or a postal cheque, the cheque or mandate must indicate the number and maturity of the instruments thus paid. However, this indication is not required for cheques or money orders created for the settlement between bankers of the balance of transactions carried out between them through a clearing house.
If settlement is made by means of an ordinary cheque and if the cheque is not paid, notification of the protest in the absence of payment of the said cheque is made to the domicile of payment of the bill of exchange within the period provided for in article 41 of the decree-law of 30 October 1935 unifying the law on cheques and relating to payment cards. The protest in the absence of payment of the cheque and the notification are made by one and the same writ, except in the case where, for reasons of territorial jurisdiction, the intervention of two ministerial officers is necessary.
If the payment is made by means of a transfer order and if it is rejected by the Banque de France, or by means of a postal cheque and if it is rejected by the postal cheque centre holding the account to be debited, the non-execution shall be the subject of an act of notification at the domicile of the issuer of the said transfer order or postal cheque within eight days from the date of issue. This act shall be drawn up by a bailiff or notary.
