Subsection 8: Information provided by the Banque de France to bankers, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

The Banque de France shall inform any banker concerned of any cheque-writing bans resulting from the application of Articles L. 131-73 or L. 163-6, no later than the second working day following receipt of the notice sent by the tax authorities pursuant to Article L. 131-85. Within the same timeframe, the Banque de France shall inform any banker concerned of the lifting of prohibitions resulting from the application of article…

The Banque de France shall provide bankers, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions, at their request, with information relating to cheque payment incidents recorded in its central file in the name of any person designated by the applicant.

All bankers must question the Banque de France before issuing cheque forms to a new account holder for the first time. The answers must be kept for two years.

At least once a month, the Banque de France sends all bankers information on the lifting of bans resulting from new court rulings. Recipients are deemed to be aware of the lifting of bans no later than the sixteenth day following the distribution by the Banque de France.