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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article D122-3

The rules for exchanging mutilated or damaged banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withd…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article R123-1

…is end, they shall draw up internal written rules, the implementation of which they shall monitor, setting out the procedures for the prompt delivery to the Banque de France and the public establishme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification procedures with the Banque de France.

Article R131-6

…131-5, or have them carried out by an authorised representative, with an access code for the file set up for this purpose.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification procedures with the Banque de France.

Article R131-9

…orm any person carrying out the checks provided for in this sub-section that the dissemination and retention by any person of the information obtained is prohibited, subject to the penalties provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-17

…me account after a previous incident that has not been cleared, a new injunction is sent by simple letter. The holder is informed that the current ban will continue to apply until all unpaid cheques h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-22

…t the request of the drawer, a blocked provision earmarked for the actual payment of the cheque is set up. The funds referred to in the first paragraph become available again after a period of one yea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Information provided by the Banque de France to bankers, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article R131-45

…anque de France sends all bankers information on the lifting of bans resulting from new court rulings. Recipients are deemed to be aware of the lifting of bans no later than the sixteenth day followin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L785-13

…article L. 229-7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article D112-3

I. - The amount specified in I of article L. 112-6 is set : 1° Where the debtor is domiciled for tax purposes within the territory of the French Republic or is acting for the purposes of a professiona…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article D122-2

The rules governing 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 withdr…

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