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Article L561-25-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may request information from the funds set up pursuant to 9° of Article 53 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 relating to the amount, origin and destination of funds, bills or securities deposited by a lawyer, the identity of the lawyer concerned and the nature of the case registered by the fund.

These funds communicate the information requested to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 via the President of the Bar Association with which the lawyer concerned is registered.

II. – It is forbidden, under penalty of the sanctions provided for in Article L. 574-1, for the persons mentioned in I to bring to the knowledge of any person the information resulting from the exercise by the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 of the right of communication provided for in this Article.

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Article L561-25-1

I. – Le service mentionné à l’article L. 561-23 peut demander aux caisses créées en application du 9° de l’article 53 de la loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971, les informations relatives au montant, à la provenance et à la destination des fonds, effets ou valeurs déposés par un avocat, l’identité de l’avocat concerné et l’indication de la nature de l’affaire enregistrée par la caisse.

Ces caisses communiquent les informations demandées au service mentionné à l’article L. 561-23 par l’intermédiaire du bâtonnier de l’ordre auprès duquel l’avocat concerné est inscrit.

II. – Il est interdit, sous peine des sanctions prévues à l’article L. 574-1, aux personnes mentionnées au I de porter à la connaissance de quiconque les informations provenant de l’exercice par le service mentionné à l’article L. 561-23 du droit de communication prévu au présent article.

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