Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

The bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of this Book which hold or receive funds repayable from the public are required to apply the prohibition measures taken pursuant to this Chapter.

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior may decide to prohibit, for a renewable period of six months, any movement or transfer of funds to or from accounts identified as being held by natural or legal persons who organise gambling prohibited by Article L. 320-1 of the Internal Security Code or betting prohibited by the Act of 2 June 1891 regulating the authorisation and operation of horse…

The prohibition measures taken pursuant to this chapter apply to any person who is a co-owner of the funds and to any person who holds a joint account where the other account holder is an owner, bare owner or usufructuary as referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 565-2. These measures may be invoked against any creditor or any third party who may claim rights over the funds…

The State shall be liable for the harmful consequences of the implementation in good faith, by the bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of this Book, their managers or agents, of the prohibition measures referred to in Article L. 565-2. No professional sanction may be imposed on these bodies, institutions or services, their directors or employees.

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the conditions under which the bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of this Book are required to apply the measures prohibiting the movement or transfer of funds taken pursuant to this chapter.