Chapter II: Offences relating to currency

The counterfeiting and falsification of coins and banknotes, as well as the transport, putting into circulation and possession with a view to putting into circulation of counterfeit or falsified coins and banknotes, are punishable under articles 442-1 to 442-15 of the Criminal Code.

Any person who has received counterfeit or falsified banknotes or coins is obliged to hand them in or have them handed in to the Banque de France or the Monnaie de Paris, depending on whether the banknotes or coins are counterfeit or falsified. The Banque de France and the Monnaie de Paris are authorised to withhold and, if necessary, destroy currency signs that they recognise as counterfeit or falsified.