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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article D112-2

The activities referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 112-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code are commercial and craft activities. The activities mentioned in the sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-23

…holder is also informed of his situation with regard to the provisions applicable to the prevention and punishment of cheque-related offences.Account holders are informed that they will only be able t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-28

The decisions referred to in Article 103-1 of Decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 on the reorganisation and judicial liquidation of companies are forwarded by the Banque de France to each banker wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-22

In cases other than those provided for in articles R. 131-20, R. 131-21 and R. 131-21-1, the incident is regularised when, at the request of the drawer, a blocked provision earmarked for the actual pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-2

…ning the reproduction of euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdrawal of euro ba…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Bank cheques

Article R131-2

…ffixing to the cheque a form containing, in addition to his signature, details of the certification and the date thereof, the amount for which the cheque was drawn up and the name of the drawee instit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R123-2

Credit institutions, La Poste, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and service providers processing euro banknotes and coins in their name and on their behalf shall inform the Banque d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article R112-2

The rules on the legal tender status of euro coins are set out in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974-98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article D131-25

…funds include all sums invoiced by the drawee to the account holder, regardless of the denomination and justification of these sums. In particular, the costs generated by the drawee's obligation, unde…

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