It is punishable by the penalties laid down in articles 313-1 and 313-2 of the French Penal Code for any person to disregard the prohibitions laid down in article L. 512-102.
Any person who opens or runs a pawnshop or pledge house without legal authorisation is liable to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of €9,000. The same penalties shall apply if a person with authorisation fails to keep a register that complies with the regulations and contains, without any blanks or spaces, the sums or objects loaned, the names, addresses and occupations of the borrowers, and the nature, quality and…
The penalties provided for in article L. 571-3 shall apply to any person who, either directly or on behalf of a company, engages in the activities defined in article L. 515-2 without complying with the provisions of Title I of this Book or the regulations made for their application.
Failure by the directors of a financial holding company, a parent company of a finance company or a mixed financial holding company to prepare accounts in consolidated form, in accordance with article L. 517-5 or L. 517-9, is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.
Any natural person who engages in the business of intermediary in banking and payment services without complying with the obligation set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 519-2 is liable to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.
Failure by any intermediary in banking transactions to comply with the obligation set out in article L. 519-4 is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.
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