Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

The fact of managing, in law or in fact, a public authority, company, association or establishment without the authorisation provided for in articles L. 2223-23, L. 2223-41 and L. 2223-43 or when it is suspended or withdrawn pursuant to article L. 2223-25 is punishable by a fine of 75,000 euros. The violation of the provisions of articles L. 2223-31 à L. 2223-34 is punishable by a fine of 75,000 euros….

In order to guarantee the contracting party or subscriber of a funeral services package in advance full and complete freedom of choice throughout his or her life, whether the contract is an individual contract or membership of a group contract within the meaning of Article L. 141-1 of the Insurance Code, the contract must explicitly provide for the option for the contracting party or the subscriber to change the nature…

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences defined in Article L. 2223-35 shall incur, in addition to the fine in accordance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalties set out in 2° to 9° of the’article 131-39 of the same code. The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of…

The provisions of articles L. 2223-35 and L. 2223-36 do not apply to public authorities which, pursuant to a legislative or regulatory text, are required either to provide all or part of funeral operations, or to finance them.