Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

A person who signs a cheque as the representative of a person for whom he had no authority to act is himself obligated under the cheque and, if he has paid, has the same rights as the purported principal would have had. The same applies to a representative who has exceeded his powers.

The drawer guarantees payment. Any clause by which the drawer exonerates himself from this guarantee shall be deemed unwritten.

Any cheque for which the corresponding funds are available to the drawer must be certified by the drawee if the drawer or bearer so requests, unless the drawee replaces the cheque with a cheque issued under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 131-7. The certified cheque remains blocked, under the responsibility of the drawee, in favour of the bearer until the end of the presentation…

Anyone handing over a cheque for payment must prove their identity by means of an official document bearing their photograph.