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Article L561-30-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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 where an information note has been issued pursuant to this article, the State Prosecutor or the Principal State Prosecutor shall inform the department of the initiation of legal proceedings, the discontinuation of proceedings and any decisions handed down by a criminal court.

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Article L561-30-1

Lorsque les investigations du service mentionné à l’article L. 561-23 mettent en évidence des faits susceptibles de relever du blanchiment du produit d’une infraction punie d’une peine privative de liberté supérieure à un an ou du financement du terrorisme, ce service saisit le procureur de la République par note d’information. Cette note ne comporte pas de mention de l’origine des informations.

Dans les affaires ayant fait l’objet d’une note d’information en application du présent article le procureur de la République ou le procureur général informe le service de l’engagement d’une procédure judiciaire, du classement sans suite ainsi que des décisions prononcées par une juridiction répressive.

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