1. The Drawee may not pay a Cheque which bears a general crossing except to one of their clients or to a bank. 2. The Drawee may not pay a Cheque which bears a specific crossing except to the bank whose name is written between the two lines or to the client of this bank if the latter is the Drawee. However, the said bank may entrust another bank to collect the value of the Cheque. 3. A bank may not obtain a crossed Cheque except from one of its clients or from another bank, nor may it receive its value for the account of other than these persons. 4. If the Drawee does not observe the , they shall be responsible for compensating the damage in a sum not exceeding the sum of the Cheque. 5. The term "client" in the provision of this Article means every person who has an account with the Drawee and has obtained from them a Cheque Book or was entitled to obtain such book.
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