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Article L163-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Any person shall be liable to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros if he or she:

1. Counterfeit or falsify a cheque or any other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4;

2. Knowingly making or attempting to make use of a counterfeit or falsified cheque or other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4;

3. knowingly accept payment by means of a counterfeit or falsified cheque or other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4.

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Article L163-3

Est puni d’un emprisonnement de cinq ans et d’une amende de 375 000 euros le fait pour toute personne :

1. De contrefaire ou de falsifier un chèque ou un autre instrument mentionné à l’article L. 133-4 ;

2. De faire ou de tenter de faire usage, en connaissance de cause, d’un chèque ou un autre instrument mentionné à l’article L. 133-4 contrefaisant ou falsifié ;

3.D’accepter, en connaissance de cause, de recevoir un paiement au moyen d’un chèque ou d’un autre instrument mentionné à l’article L. 133-4 contrefaisant ou falsifié.

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