Call Us + 33 1 84 88 31 00

Article L353-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences referred to in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-26 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Disqualification, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, from holding a public office or engaging in a professional…

Read More »

Article L353-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same code. The ban referred to in 2° of the same article applies…

Read More »

Article L353-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The agents referred to in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record the offences referred to in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 of this Code, under the conditions set out in article L. 511-5 of the French Consumer Code.

Read More »

Article L353-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

It is punishable by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for any person to fail to comply with the obligations imposed by articles L. 342-1 to L. 342-3 in respect of transactions in precious materials and banknotes. The materials referred to in articles L. 342-1 to L. 342-3 must be seized and confiscated.

Read More »

Article L361-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Breaches of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions, detected pursuant to Article L. 511-7 of the French Consumer Code, are subject to an administrative fine that may not exceed the following amounts: 1° €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity, with regard to articles 3 to…

Read More »

Article L362-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Failure to comply with Article 5(d)(3) and (8) and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009, detected pursuant toArticle L. 511-7 of the French Consumer Code, shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding the following…

Read More »

Contact a French lawyer now

Contact a French Business Lawyer

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call us at +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

Useful links

You have a question in French Business Law?

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

All information exchanged through this website will be communicated to lawyers registered with a French Bar and will remain confidential.