Law on Civil Debts, Civil Mortgages and Real Estate Sales Drawn in Currencies Other Than the Lebanese Pound or the French Franc Arising Before 26 September 1936

Type

Law

Date of the text

07/06/1937

Official Gazette

published in 1937

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

9

What it provides

This law applies to civil debts, civil mortgages and property sales denominated in a currency other than the Lebanese pound or French franc and arising before 26 September 1936. It lets debtors repay in five instalments of twenty percent each and caps late-payment interest at five percent per year.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1937. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.