The Banque de France’s reply is sent without delay to the person consulting the file. In the case of a proxy, the proxy shall inform the principal without delay.
When the Banque de France finds that a cheque has not been properly issued for one of the reasons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 131-5, it informs the person who consulted the file without indicating the nature of the irregularity, records all the identification details mentioned in Article R. 131-7 and keeps them for a minimum period of two months.