As stated in article 223-9 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below:
“Legal entities may be held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2, for the offence defined in article 223-8.
The penalties incurred by legal entities are :
1° A fine, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-38 ;
2° The penalties referred to in article 131-39.
The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 applies to the activity in the course of which or on the occasion of which the offence was committed. “