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Article L511-36 of the French Commercial code

The owner of the lost bill of exchange must, in order to obtain the next one, apply to his immediate endorser who is obliged to lend him his name and care to act towards his own endorser, and so backwards from endorser to endorser to the drawer of the bill. The owner of the lost bill of exchange bears the costs.

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Article L511-36

Le propriétaire de la lettre de change égarée doit, pour se procurer la suivante, s’adresser à son endosseur immédiat qui est tenu de lui prêter son nom et ses soins pour agir envers son propre endosseur, et ainsi en remontant d’endosseur à endosseur jusqu’au tireur de la lettre. Le propriétaire de la lettre de change égarée supporte les frais.

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