Safekeeping of Money Delivered as Deposit or Guarantee

Type

Decision

Number

207

Date of the text

04/09/1939

Official Gazette

published in 1939

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This decision lets custodians holding deposits of securities, precious metals, coin, bullion or sealed items, whether free or pledged as security, move them to a safer place despite contrary deposit terms, while their liability stays unchanged. Depositors may demand the deposit remain in its agreed place, and transport

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1939. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.