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Article R511-2 of the French Commercial code

Notaries and bailiffs deliver, in accordance with Article L. 511-55 of the French Commercial Code and Article L. 131-64 of the Monetary and Financial Code, two copies of the protests, in the event of non-payment of accepted bills of exchange or promissory notes, and three copies of the protests, in the event of non-payment of cheques, or send by registered letter, under separate cover for each of them, a copy of the protests, in the absence of payment of accepted bills of exchange or promissory notes, and two copies of the protests, in the absence of payment of cheques, to the Registrar of the Commercial Court within whose jurisdiction the domicile of the acceptor of the bill of exchange, the subscriber of the promissory note or the drawer of the cheque is situated.

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Article R511-2

Les notaires et les huissiers de justice remettent, conformément à l’article L. 511-55 du code de commerce et à l’article L. 131-64 du code monétaire et financier, deux copies des protêts, faute de paiement de lettres de change acceptées ou de billet à ordre, et trois copies des protêts, faute de paiement de chèques, ou envoient par lettre recommandée, sous pli distinct pour chacun d’eux, une copie des protêts, faute de paiement de lettres de change acceptées ou de billet à ordre, et deux copies des protêts, faute de paiement des chèques, au greffier du tribunal de commerce dans le ressort duquel est situé le domicile de l’accepteur de la lettre de change, du souscripteur du billet à ordre ou du tireur du chèque.

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