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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Limitation period

Article L131-60

Limitation periods in the case of legal proceedings only run from the date of the last legal action. They do not apply if there has been a conviction or if the debt has been recognised by a separate a…

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

Article L131-69

…iable to a fine of up to 6% of the amount for which the cheque is drawn, but not less than 0.75 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for executing a payment transaction

Article L133-9

The time of receipt is the time at which the payment order is received by the payer's payment service provider.If the payment service user who ordered the payment transaction and his payment service p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-27

An endorsement made after the protest or after the expiry of the time limit for presentation only produces the effects of an ordinary assignment. In the absence of proof to the contrary, an undated en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-31

Cheques are payable on demand. Any statement to the contrary is deemed to be unwritten. Cheques presented for payment before the day indicated as the date of issue are payable on the day of presentati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-53

The person who has repaid the cheque may claim from his guarantors : 1. The full amount paid; 2. Interest on the said sum, from the day on which he disbursed it, calculated at the legal rate applicabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Limitation period

Article L131-59

Actions for recourse by the bearer against the endorsers, the drawer and the other obligees shall be barred after six months from the expiry of the time limit for presentation. Actions for recourse by…

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

Article L131-71

…awal of funds by the drawer from the drawee or for certification. It may, at any time, request the return of cheque forms previously issued. This must be requested when the account is closed. Where ch…

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

Article L131-74

Any payment made by the drawer to the account from which the unpaid cheque was issued is allocated first and foremost to the constitution of a provision for full payment of the cheque.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-4

…yment service provider for authentication purposes ; b) A unique identifier means a combination of letters, numbers or symbols indicated to the payment service user by the payment service provider, wh…

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