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Article L131-22 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The holder of an endorseable cheque is deemed to be a rightful bearer if he proves his right by an uninterrupted series of endorsements, even if the last endorsement is blank. Crossed-out endorsements are deemed to be unwritten. When a blank endorsement is followed by another endorsement, the signatory of the latter is deemed to have acquired the cheque through the blank endorsement.

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Article L131-22

Le détenteur d’un chèque endossable est considéré comme porteur légitime s’il justifie de son droit par une suite ininterrompue d’endossements, même si le dernier endossement est en blanc. Les endossements biffés sont, à cet égard, réputés non écrits. Quand un endossement en blanc est suivi d’un autre endossement, le signataire de celui-ci est réputé avoir acquis le chèque par l’endossement en blanc.

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