French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: The monetary unit
Article L111-1
France's currency is the euro. One euro is divided into one hundred centimes.
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France's currency is the euro. One euro is divided into one hundred centimes.
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…heque by any event whatsoever, the beneficiary who proves his right in the manner indicated in article L. 131-22 is only obliged to dispose of the cheque if he acquired it in bad faith or if, in acqui…
…ersons sued by virtue of the cheque may not raise against the bearer defences based on their personal relationship with the drawer or with previous bearers, unless the bearer, in acquiring the cheque,…
Where a cheque is payable in a currency that is not a legal tender in France, the amount of the cheque may be paid, within the time limit for presentation of the cheque, on the basis of its value in e…
Cheques issued abroad and payable in France are treated as crossed cheques.
Any banker who issues his creditor with blank cheque forms, payable at his cash desk, must, on pain of a fine of 7.5 euros per offence, mention on each form the name of the person to whom the form is…
The drawee banker may, after informing the account holder of the consequences of insufficient funds by any appropriate means made available by the drawee banker, refuse to pay a cheque on the grounds…
The Banque de France shall inform the institutions and persons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment…
The Banque de France shall provide information to any person who, on receiving a cheque for the payment of a good or service, wishes to check that the cheque was properly issued in accordance with thi…
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