Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Subject to the application ofArticle 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, information held by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may not be used for purposes other than those provided for in this chapter. Disclosure of such information is prohibited, without prejudice, however, to the application of the provisions ofarticle 19 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.

When the investigations conducted by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 uncover facts likely to involve the laundering of the proceeds of an offence punishable by a custodial sentence of more than one year or the financing of terrorism, this department shall refer the matter to the Public Prosecutor by means of an information memorandum. The origin of the information is not mentioned in the memorandum. In cases…

I. – When, on the basis of a report made in accordance with Article L. 561-15, the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 refers the matter to the Public Prosecutor, it shall inform the person referred to in Article L. 561-2 who made the report, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree. When the report has been forwarded to it by the President of the Bar Association…

In addition to the application of article L. 561-30-1 and article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the department is authorised to pass on information it holds to the judicial authorities and criminal investigation departments, provided that it relates to their duties. It may also transmit information it holds to the services mentioned in articles L. 811-2 and L. 811-4 of the Internal Security Code, provided that this information…

Information transmitted pursuant to Articles L. 561-28 and L. 561-31, with the exception of that mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-31, is confidential. Recipients of such information are prohibited from disclosing its existence and content or transmitting it to another authority without the prior authorisation of the department referred to in Article L. 561-23.

I.-In response to duly justified requests submitted on a case-by-case basis by Europol within the limits of its responsibilities and for the accomplishment of its missions, the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may transmit to Europol the information and financial analyses available to it pursuant to II and III of this Article. It shall process such requests as quickly as possible. Requests from Europol, and the responses provided…