Article 488 of Commercial Code

1 - If an insurmountable event of force majeure prevents presentation of the bill of exchange or the making of a protest within the prescribed time limits, those time limits shall be extended. 2 - The holder must notify the person who endorsed the bill of exchange to him of the event of force majeure without delay and record this notice, dated and signed by him, on the bill of exchange or on the sheet attached thereto, and the notices shall proceed successively until they reach the drawer. 3 - After the event of force majeure has ceased, the holder must present the bill of exchange for acceptance or payment and then make a protest where appropriate. 4 - If the event of force majeure continues for more than thirty days calculated from the maturity date, recourse may be exercised against the parties liable without the need to present the bill of exchange or make a protest. 5 - If the bill of exchange is payable at sight or at a period after sight, the thirty-day period shall run from the date on which the holder notified the person who endorsed the bill of exchange to him of the occurrence of the event, even if that date falls before the expiry of the time limits for presenting the bill of exchange. The period after sight shall be added to the thirty-day period if the bill of exchange is payable at a period after sight. 6 - Matters connected with the person of the holder of the bill of exchange or the person whom he has entrusted with presenting it or making the protest shall not be considered events of force majeure.