French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque
Article L131-12
…purported principal would have had. The same applies to a representative who has exceeded his powers.
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…purported principal would have had. The same applies to a representative who has exceeded his powers.
A cheque made payable to a named person with or without an express "to order" clause is transferable by endorsement. A cheque payable to a named person with a "not to order" clause or an equivalent cl…
Any change, as a result of the introduction of the euro, in the composition or definition of a variable rate or an index referred to in an agreement shall have no effect on the application of that agr…
The endorsement may also be made for the benefit of the drawer or any other obligor. These persons may endorse the cheque again.
If the cheque bears the signatures of persons incapable of binding themselves by cheque, or forged signatures, or signatures of fictitious persons, or signatures which for any other reason cannot bind…
The drawer guarantees payment. Any clause by which the drawer exonerates himself from this guarantee shall be deemed unwritten.
The endorsement must be pure and simple. Any condition to which it is subject is deemed unwritten. Partial endorsement is null and void. The endorsement of the drawee is also null and void. A bearer e…
Anyone handing over a cheque for payment must prove their identity by means of an official document bearing their photograph.
Where the payee of a payment offers a discount to the payer for the use of a given payment instrument, the payee shall inform the payer before the payment transaction is initiated.The payee may not ch…
…on between the euro and the currency of a Member State or between the currencies of two Member States.The value date of the debit to the payer's payment account may not be earlier than the day on whic…
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