Determination of the Rate at Which Civil Debts Expressed in Currencies Other Than Lebanese or Syrian Pounds or the French Franc, Stipulated with Gold Clause, Ar

Type

Decision

Number

245

Date of the text

21/09/1939

Official Gazette

published in 1939

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

This decree sets the rate at which civil debts drawn in foreign currency are discharged in legal tender in Lebanon and Syria for debtors benefiting from earlier payment grace periods, and allows recovery of overpayments made at a higher rate.

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.