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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-43

…orser or a guarantor may, by the clause "return without charge", "without protest" or any other equivalent clause inscribed on the bill of exchange and signed, exempt the bearer from having a protest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-45

…° Interest at the legal rate from the due date; 3° The costs of the protest, those of the notices given as well as other costs. II. - If recourse is exercised before the due date, a discount shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-46

He who has repaid the bill of exchange may claim from his guarantors: 1° The full sum he has paid; 2° Interest on the said sum, calculated at the legal rate, from the day he disbursed it; 3° The costs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-49

…s, against the drawer and against the other obligees, with the exception of the acceptor. II. - However, forfeiture shall only occur in respect of the drawer if he proves that he has made provision on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-40

Where 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 mat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-19

…l, is heard by the national commission at his request.At his request, the departmental commercial development commission whose decision or opinion is the subject of the appeal appoints, from among its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-21

An applicant whose project has been rejected on substantive grounds by the National Commission for Commercial Development may not submit a new application for authorisation on the same plot of land, u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-24

A decree in the Council of State shall lay down the detailed rules for the application of this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-23

…e date on which the project is due to open to the public, the beneficiary must send the representative of the State in the department, the mayor and the chairman of the public establishment for inter-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-25

All contracts worth more than a threshold defined by decree, entered into by public or private persons in connection with the implementation of a project covered by this Title and within a period of t…

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