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.