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Showing 151–160 of 52390 articles for “Art. L131-1”
Cheques may be made payable :- to a named person, with or without an express "to order" clause ;- to a named person, with the clause "not to order" or an equivalent clause;- to bearer.A cheque payable…
Cheques may be made payable to the drawer. Cheques may be drawn on behalf of a third party. Cheques may not be drawn on the drawer himself, except in the case of a cheque drawn between different estab…
No act on the part of the bearer of the cheque may replace the act of protest, except in the case provided for in Articles L. 131-40 to L. 131-43 concerning the loss of the cheque.
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…
The drawer, an endorser or a guarantor may, by means of the clause "return without charge", "without protest", or any other equivalent clause, inscribed on the document and signed, exempt the bearer,…
Any obligor against whom recourse is taken or who is exposed to recourse may demand, against reimbursement, the return of the cheque with the protest and an acquitted account. Any endorser who has rei…
No legal or judicial extension of the deadline is permitted, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 511-61 of the French Commercial Code.
The guarantor is bound in the same way as the person he has guaranteed. His undertaking is valid even if the obligation he has guaranteed would be null and void for any reason other than a formal defe…
Cheques issued and payable in mainland France must be presented for payment within eight days. Cheques issued outside mainland France and payable in mainland France must be presented for payment withi…
The drawee must pay even after the expiry of the presentation period. He must also pay even if the cheque was issued in breach of the injunction provided for in Article L. 131-73 or the prohibition pr…
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