Anyone with legal knowledge?

[nismo]

Does anybody have any information on a "Bill of Exchange Act" in Finland?
How about the definition of "Act" (Statute)?

[Pursuivant]

=> www.finlex.fi but i don't know what you are after really?
I means theres different laws on things, like theres one law on checques, one law on bonds and such, one law on banking...

[nismo]

Yeah, sorry that was a bit vague there

I'm looking for the definition of what actually constitutes a valid bill of exchange, for instance, one of the criteria is that it must be have the signature of the person who issues the bill (drawer). I think that it's the same the world over, as Finland ratified some treaty (can't remember off hand which one) which contained these definitions, I was just hoping to read the actual statute. My life's a lot of fun

[Upphew]

"What Does Bill Of Exchange Mean?
A non-interest-bearing written order used primarily in international trade that binds one party to pay a fixed sum of money to another party at a predetermined future date."

I haven't seen anything like that, but I have seen contracts and other agreements which bound "one party to pay a fixed sum of money to another party at a predetermined future date". Of course I don't have much experience about international trade... in domestic trade I have seen only loans or other agreements that have clauses about payment. And of course creditor can sell or transfer the dept to other party (unless forbidden in contract). Also clauses and laws may differ if its B2B or B2C.
So my (Finnish) view is: why would I need "Bill Of Exchange" instead of IOU or contract?

ps. IANAL

[Pursuivant]

Finland ratified some treaty (can't remember off hand which one) which contained these definitions

Would help, as the treaties are generally available...