French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque
Article L131-8
Any stipulation of interest in the cheque is deemed unwritten.
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Any stipulation of interest in the cheque is deemed unwritten.
…d to the drawer within four working days of the day of protest and, in the case of a no-fee return clause, on the day of presentation. Where the cheque indicates the name and address of the drawer, no…
The protest must be made by a notary or bailiff at the domicile of the person on whom the cheque was payable, or at his last known domicile. If the address is falsely stated, the protest shall be prec…
Independently of the formalities prescribed for the exercise of the action in guarantee, the bearer of a protested cheque may, with the permission of the judge, seize the movable effects of the endors…
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.
The protest must be made before the expiry of the time limit for presentation. If presentation takes place on the last day of the period, the protest may be drawn up on the next working day.
When a cheque payable in France is issued in a country where a calendar other than the Gregorian calendar is used, the day of issue is changed to the corresponding day of the Gregorian calendar.
The drawee may require payment of the cheque by the bearer.The bearer may not refuse partial payment.If the provision is less than the amount of the cheque, the bearer has the right to demand payment…
If the text of the cheque is altered, signatories subsequent to the alteration are bound by the terms of the altered text; earlier signatories are bound by the terms of the original text.
If a cheque is lost, the person to whom it belongs may pursue payment from a second, third, fourth, etc. cheque. If the person who lost the cheque cannot represent the second, third, fourth, etc., he…
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