Article 77

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The following provisions relating to bills of exchange apply to promissory notes so far as they are not inconsistent with the nature of these instruments, viz:

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Endorsement (Article 11 to 20);

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Time of payment (Articles 33 to 37);

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Payment (Articles 38 to 42);

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Recourse in case of non-payment (Articles 43 to 50, S2 to 54);

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Payment by intervention (Articles 55, 59 to 63);

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Copies (Articles 67 and 68);

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Alterations (Article 69);

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Limitation of actions (Articles 70 and 71);

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Holidays, computation of limits of time and prohibition of days of grace (Articles 72, 73 and 74).

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The following provisions are also applicable to a promissory note: The provisions concerning a bill of exchange payable at the address of a third party or in a locality other than that of the domicile of the drawee (Articles 4 and 27): stipulation for interest (Article 5); discrepancies as regards the sum payable (Article 6); the consequences of signature under the conditions mentioned in Article 7, the consequences of signature by a person who acts without authority or who exceeds his authority (Article 8); and provisions concerning a bill of exchange in blank (Article 10).

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The following provisions are also applicable to a promissory note: Provisions relating to guarantee by aval (Articles 30-32); in the case provided for in Article 31, last paragraph, if the aval does not specify on whose behalf it has been given, it is deemed to have been given on behalf of the maker of the promissory note.

Convention Providing a Uniform Law For Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (Geneva, 1930) The League of Nations

TITLE I - Bills of Exchange

CHAPTER I. - Issue and Form of a Bill of Exchange

CHAPTER II. - Endorsement

CHAPTER III. - Acceptance

CHAPTER IV. - 'Avals'

CHAPTER V. - Maturity

CHAPTER VI. - Payment

CHAPTER VII. - Recourse for Non-Acceptance or Non-Payment

CHAPTER VIII. - Intervention for Honour

I. General Provisions

2. Acceptance By Intervention (For Honour)

3. Payment by Intervention

CHAPTER IX. - Parts of A Set, and Copies

I. Parts of A Set

2. Copies

CHAPTER X. - Alterations

CHAPTER XI. - Limitation of Actions

CHAPTER XII. - General Provisions

TITLE II - Promissory Notes

Metadata

Manifest

TITLE II - Promissory Notes

Article 77

Convention Providing a Uniform Law For Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes
(Geneva, 1930) The League of Nations