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Article L721-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The introduction of the euro in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon shall not have the effect of modifying the terms of a legal instrument or of releasing or dispensing with its performance, nor shall it give a Party the right to modify or terminate such an instrument unilaterally. This provision shall apply without prejudice to what the parties have agreed.
The replacement of the currency of each participating Member State by the euro shall not in itself have the effect of modifying the wording of legal instruments existing at the date of the replacement.
Legal instruments, within the meaning of the preceding paragraphs, shall mean legislative and regulatory provisions, administrative acts, judicial decisions, contracts, unilateral legal acts, instruments of payment other than banknotes and coins, and other instruments having legal effects.

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Article L721-2


L’introduction de l’euro à Saint-Barthélemy et à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon n’a pas pour effet de modifier les termes d’un instrument juridique ou de libérer ou de dispenser de son exécution, et elle ne donne pas à une partie le droit de modifier un tel instrument ou d’y mettre fin unilatéralement. La présente disposition s’applique sans préjudice de ce dont les parties sont convenues.
Le remplacement de la monnaie de chaque Etat membre participant par l’euro n’a pas en soi pour effet de modifier le libellé des instruments juridiques existant à la date du remplacement.
On entend par instruments juridiques, au sens des alinéas précédents, les dispositions législatives et réglementaires, actes administratifs, décisions de justice, contrats, actes juridiques unilatéraux, instruments de paiement autres que les billets et les pièces, et autres instruments ayant des effets juridiques.

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