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Article L511-58 of the French Commercial code

Upon deposit against a receipt by the debtor of the bill of exchange and the protest of the postal cheque and the certificate of non-payment or a receipt recording payment of the cheque, the clerk of the commercial court shall, at the debtor’s expense, carry out the deletion of the protest notice or the certificate of non-payment from the statement drawn up pursuant to Article L. 511-56, the deletion of the protest notice or the certificate of non-payment.

The deposited documents may be withdrawn during the year following the expiry of the one-year period referred to in Article L. 511-57, after which the registrar shall be discharged.

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Article L511-58

Sur dépôt contre récépissé par le débiteur de l’effet et du protêt du chèque postal et du certificat de non-paiement ou d’une quittance constatant le paiement du chèque, le greffier du tribunal de commerce effectue, aux frais du débiteur, sur l’état dressé en application de l’article L. 511-56, la radiation de l’avis de protêt ou du certificat de non-paiement.

Les pièces déposées peuvent être retirées pendant l’année qui suit l’expiration du délai d’un an visé à l’article L. 511-57, après quoi le greffier en est déchargé.

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