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Article 1343-3 of the French Civil Code

Payment in France of an obligation to pay a sum of money is made in euros.

However, payment may be made in another currency if the obligation thus denominated arises from an international transaction or a foreign judgment. The parties may agree that the payment will take place in a foreign currency if it occurs between professionals, where the use of a foreign currency is commonly accepted for the transaction concerned.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 1343-3

Le paiement, en France, d’une obligation de somme d’argent s’effectue en euros.


Toutefois, le paiement peut avoir lieu en une autre monnaie si l’obligation ainsi libellée procède d’une opération à caractère international ou d’un jugement étranger. Les parties peuvent convenir que le paiement aura lieu en devise s’il intervient entre professionnels, lorsque l’usage d’une monnaie étrangère est communément admis pour l’opération concernée.

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