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Article L511-44 of the French Commercial code

All those who have drawn, accepted, endorsed or guaranteed a bill of exchange are jointly and severally liable to the bearer.

The bearer has the right to act against all these persons, individually or collectively, without being obliged to observe the order in which they have obliged themselves.

The same right belongs to any signatory of a bill of exchange who has redeemed it.

An action brought against one of the obligees does not prevent action against the others, even subsequent to the one who was first sued.

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Article L511-44

Tous ceux qui ont tiré, accepté, endossé ou avalisé une lettre de change sont tenus solidairement envers le porteur.

Le porteur a le droit d’agir contre toutes ces personnes, individuellement ou collectivement, sans être astreint à observer l’ordre dans lequel elles se sont obligées.

Le même droit appartient à tout signataire d’une lettre de change qui a remboursé celle-ci.

L’action intentée contre un des obligés n’empêche pas d’agir contre les autres, même postérieurs à celui qui a été d’abord poursuivi.

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