Article L612-42 of the French Monetary and Financial Code
I. – Financial penalties imposed pursuant to this section may be subject to a surcharge of up to 10% of their amount, payable by the person sanctioned and intended to finance victim support. Article L. 612-40 X applies to this increase and the reasons it gives are used to determine the amount. The penalties and periodic penalty payments provided for in this section are recovered by the Treasury and paid…