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Article L522-38 of the French Commercial code

It is prohibited to open and operate without the authorisation prescribed in Article L. 522-1 an establishment receiving in deposit goods for which are issued to the depositors, under the name of warrants, or any other name, negotiable pledge notes or storage receipts.

Any breach of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of 6,000 euros and imprisonment for one year.

The court may order that the sentencing judgment be published in full or in extracts in the newspapers it designates and posted in the places it indicates, in particular at the doors of the convicted person’s home and shops, all at the convicted person’s expense, although the cost of such publication may not exceed the maximum fine incurred.

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Article L522-38

Il est interdit d’ouvrir et d’exploiter sans l’autorisation prescrite à l’article L. 522-1 un établissement recevant en dépôt des marchandises pour lesquelles sont délivrés aux déposants, sous le nom de warrants, ou tout autre nom, des bulletins de gages négociables ou des reçus d’entreposage.

Toute infraction à cette prohibition est punie d’une amende de 6000 euros et d’un emprisonnement d’un an.

Le tribunal peut ordonner que le jugement de condamnation sera publié intégralement ou par extraits dans les journaux qu’il désigne et affiché dans les lieux qu’il indique, notamment aux portes du domicile et des magasins du condamné, le tout aux frais du condamné, sans toutefois que les frais de cette publication puissent dépasser le maximum de l’amende encourue.

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