Any canvassing within the meaning of Article L. 341-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code with a view to carrying out a life mortgage loan transaction is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of €375,000.
Persons guilty of the offence referred to in the first paragraph are also liable to the following additional penalties:
1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of the Article 131-26 of the Penal Code;
2° Disqualification, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, from holding a public office or from exercising a professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of which the offence was committed, for a period of up to five years;
3° The posting or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the conditions provided for by the article 131-35 of the Penal Code.