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Article L131-24 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

When a person has been dispossessed of a promissory cheque by any event whatsoever, the beneficiary who proves his right in the manner indicated in article L. 131-22 is only obliged to dispose of the cheque if he acquired it in bad faith or if, in acquiring it, he committed gross negligence.

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Article L131-24

Lorsqu’une personne a été dépossédée d’un chèque à ordre par quelque événement que ce soit, le bénéficiaire qui justifie de son droit de la manière indiquée à l’article L. 131-22, n’est tenu de se dessaisir du chèque que s’il l’a acquis de mauvaise foi ou si, en l’acquérant, il a commis une faute lourde.

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