Cheque forms other than those issued for a withdrawal of funds by the drawer from the drawee or for certification may not, subject to the provisions of Article L. 131-78 and under the conditions set out in that Article, be issued to the holder of an account or to his authorised representative following a payment incident recorded in the name of the account holder for lack of sufficient funds, where the account holder has not fulfilled the obligations set out in the second to fourth paragraphs of Article L. 131-73.
The provisions of this article must be observed by the banker who has refused to pay a cheque for insufficient funds and by any banker who has been informed of the payment incident, in particular by the Banque de France, pursuant to article L. 131-85.