French Monetary and Financial Code
In forceI.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, III and IV:
| Applicable articles | In the wording resulting from |
|---|---|
| L. 131-1 | law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 |
| L. 131-1-1 | Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 |
| L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 | Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-4 | Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 |
| L. 131-5 to L. 131-34 | Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-35 | law no. 2005-845 of 26 July 2005 |
| L. 131-36 to L. 131-44 | law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-45 | law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 |
| L. 131-46 to L. 131-63 | Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-64 | Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 |
| L. 131-65 to L. 131-70 | Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-71 with the exception of the 2nd sentence of the 3rd paragraph | Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 |
| L. 131-72 | Act no. 2010-737 of 1st July 2010 |
| L. 131-73 | Order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 |
| L. 131-74 | law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-78 and L. 131-79 | Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 |
| L. 131-80 to L. 131-84 | Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-85 | Order no. 2022-230 of 15 February 2022 |
| L. 131-86 | Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
| L. 131-86-1 | Order no. 2010-1312 of 9 December 2010 |
| L. 131-87 | Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 |
II.For the application of I:
1° (Repealed);
2° If one of the payment service providers is located in New Caledonia and the other in mainland France, the overseas departments, the Department of Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, for the application of I of Article L. 133-13, the words "at the end of the first working day" are replaced by the words "at the end of the fourth working day";
3° Article L. 131-32 is amended as follows
a) The second and third paragraphs read as follows:
"Cheques issued and payable in New Caledonia must be presented within eight days.
"Cheques issued outside New Caledonia and payable in New Caledonia must be presented within seventy days;
b) In the last paragraph, the words "in the second paragraph" are replaced by the words "in the second and third paragraphs";
4° In New Caledonia, the information provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-85 is provided by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, which receives from the Banque de France the information it holds on the persons mentioned in Article L. 131-72 and the second paragraph of Article L. 163-6;
5° In Article L. 131-86-1, the references to "an individual limited liability entrepreneur" are replaced by references to the equivalent provisions applicable locally.
III.-Articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-15, L. 131-31 to L. 131-37, the first paragraph of Article L. 131-38, Articles L. 131-39 to L. 131-46, L. 131-56 and L. 131-57, L. 131-59 and L. 131-60, L. 131-69, L. 131-70, L. 131-71 with the exception of the second sentence of its third paragraph and L. 131-72 to L. 131-87 are applicable to postal cheques drawn on the Office des Postes et Télécommunications.
IV.-The conditions for application of this article are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.
