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Article L511-76 of the French Commercial code

The copy must name the holder of the original document of title. The latter is bound to deliver the said document of title to the lawful bearer of the copy.

If he refuses to do so, the bearer may exercise recourse against the persons who have endorsed or endorsed the copy only after having it established by a protest that the original has not been delivered to him at his request.

If the original security, after the last endorsement which occurred before the copy was not made, bears the clause: “from here on, the endorsement is only valid on the copy” or any other equivalent formula, an endorsement signed subsequently on the original is void.

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Article L511-76

La copie doit désigner le détenteur du titre original. Celui-ci est tenu de remettre ledit titre au porteur légitime de la copie.

S’il s’y refuse, le porteur ne peut exercer le recours contre les personnes qui ont endossé ou avalisé la copie qu’après avoir fait constater par un protêt que l’original ne lui a pas été remis sur sa demande.

Si le titre original, après le dernier endossement survenu avant que la copie ne soit pas faite, porte la clause : ” à partir d’ici, l’endossement ne vaut que sur la copie ” ou toute autre formule équivalente, un endossement signé ultérieurement sur l’original est nul.

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