Article L773-17 of the French Monetary and Financial Code
The postal cheque service is managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.Subject to approval by the Office des postes et télécommunications, any person may open a postal current account.Postal cheques cannot be endorsed.If payment is refused, a certificate of non-payment shall be drawn up instead of a protest.The holder of a postal current account shall be liable for the consequences of the misuse, loss or disappearance of cheque forms…