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§ 1534. Determining the money of the claim

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, the proper money of the claim is, as in each case may be appropriate, the money: (1) regularly used between the parties as a matter of usage or course of dealing; or (2) used at the time of a transaction in international trade, by trade usage or […]

§ 1535. Determining the amount of the money of certain contract claims

(a) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to be paid is determined on the conversion date. (b) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is to be measured by a different money at the […]

§ 1536. Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim

(a) A claimant may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign money is not asserted, the claimant makes a claim for a judgment in United States dollars. (b) An opposing party may allege and prove that the claim is, in whole or in part, for a different money than that asserted […]

§ 1538. Conversions of foreign money in a distribution proceeding

The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the closing of business on the day the proceeding is initiated shall govern all exchanges of foreign-money in a distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claimant in a distribution proceeding must assert its claim in the named foreign money and show the amount of United States dollars resulting from […]

§ 1530. Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign Money Claims Act”.