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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-21

Unless otherwise agreed, the endorser guarantees payment. The endorser may prohibit further endorsement; in this case, the endorser is not liable to any person to whom the cheque is subsequently endor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-22

The holder of an endorseable cheque is deemed to be a rightful bearer if he proves his right by an uninterrupted series of endorsements, even if the last endorsement is blank. Crossed-out endorsements…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-23

An endorsement on a bearer cheque makes the endorser liable under the provisions governing recourse; moreover, it does not convert the instrument into a promissory cheque.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-27

An endorsement made after the protest or after the expiry of the time limit for presentation only produces the effects of an ordinary assignment. In the absence of proof to the contrary, an undated en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-29

The guarantee is given either on the cheque or on an allonge, or by a separate document indicating the place where it was made. It is expressed by the words "bon pour aval" or any other equivalent wor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-28

The payment of a cheque may be guaranteed for all or part of its amount by a guarantee. This guarantee is provided by a third party, other than the drawee, or even by a signatory to the cheque.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-2

In personal insurance, once the sum insured has been paid, the insurer cannot be subrogated to the rights of the policyholder or beneficiary against third parties in respect of the claim.However, in c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article L131-2

The astreinte is independent of the damages. The astreinte may be provisional or definitive. An astreinte is considered provisional unless the judge has specified that it is definitive. A definitive a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-1

Once the delegation contract referred to in article L. 131-14 has been signed, the decision by the Minister for Sport granting the delegation to a federation is made after consultation with the French…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article D131-23-1

Without prejudice to the allowances mentioned in article R. 131-21, an allowance may be paid to the sports technical advisor, up to an annual amount set in the framework agreement mentioned in article…

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