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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-41

…it has one, the address of its registered office and its legal form. In its response, the Banque de France indicates, if applicable, that the unpaid cheques have been reported to it as having been iss…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-38

The Banque de France may inform the Public Prosecutor and, at his request, provide him with information relating to cheque issues that have been reported to it as constituting a breach of a prohibitio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-40

The Banque de France will provide any magistrate or judicial police officer acting on the instructions of the public prosecutor or on a court order with a statement of payment incidents recorded in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R733-11

…In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-46n° 2011…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R732-11

…In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-46n° 2011…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-11

…In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-46n° 2011…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-5

…uros are replaced by their equivalent values expressed in CFP francs;8° References to the Banque de France are replaced by references to the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM)

Article R721-15

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer's operating account balances are deposited with the Treasury.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM)

Article R721-13

The registered office of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer may be transferred by decision of the Supervisory Board.The Institut may only open branches in its issuing area.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM)

Article R721-12

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is a national public institution with legal personality and financial autonomy.The Institute's operations must relate to the territories in which it is authorised t…

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