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Article L511-79 of the French Commercial code

Payment of a bill of exchange due on a legal holiday may only be demanded on the first working day thereafter. Similarly, all other acts relating to the bill of exchange, in particular presentation for acceptance and protest, may only be performed on a working day.

Where one of these acts must be performed within a certain period, the last day of which is a legal public holiday, that period is extended until the first working day following its expiry. Intermediate public holidays are included in the calculation of the period.

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Article L511-79

Le paiement d’une lettre de change dont l’échéance est à un jour férié légal ne peut être exigé que le premier jour ouvrable qui suit. De même, tous autres actes relatifs à la lettre de change, notamment la présentation à l’acceptation et le protêt, ne peuvent être faits qu’un jour ouvrable.

Lorsqu’un de ces actes doit être accompli dans un certain délai dont le dernier jour est un jour férié légal, ce délai est prorogé jusqu’au premier jour ouvrable qui en suit l’expiration. Les jours fériés intermédiaires sont compris dans la computation du délai.

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