Article L131-70
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…
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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…
…6, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and, at its request, the public prosecutor, of cheque payment incidents, bans imposed pursuant to Article L. 163-6 and the lifting of bans on ch…
…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 this ch…
…suspensive effect. However, the court seised may, even in summary proceedings, order the suspension of the cheque-writing ban if there is a serious dispute.
I. - Notwithstanding the absence, insufficiency or unavailability of funds, the drawee must pay all cheques: 1. Issued on a form which has not been returned to the drawee in accordance with the condit…
A drawee who has paid a cheque despite the absence, insufficiency or unavailability of funds shall, except in the case provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 131-81, be subrogated to…
Where the account holder is a sole trader with limited liability, the provisions of this section apply :- to accounts relating to unrestricted assets where the payment incident is the result of a cheq…
Any drawer who issues a cheque without indicating the place of issue or without a date, or who covers a cheque with a false date, or who draws a cheque on a person other than a banker, is liable to a…
…ecision, refuse to issue to an account holder cheque forms other than those issued for a withdrawal of funds by the drawer from the drawee or for certification. It may, at any time, request the return…
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