Book I: Money

Where the account holder is subject to compulsory registration in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector and the amount of the unpaid cheque exceeds an amount determined by joint order of the Minister of Justice, Minister of Justice, and the Minister for the Economy, the drawee shall notify the clerk of the commercial court or, where…

The drawee must be able to prove, for a period of two years, the date on which it delivered or sent the cheque forms to the account holder.

When the drawee receives a stop payment that is not based on one of the grounds provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 131-35 or written confirmation of such a stop payment, it sends the account holder a letter stating the reason why the stop payment cannot be accepted.