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Article L562-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Interior may jointly decide, for a renewable period of six months, to freeze funds and economic resources:

1° Which belong to, are owned, held or controlled by natural or legal persons, or any other entity that commits, attempts to commit, facilitates or finances terrorist acts, or incites or participates in them;

2° Which are owned, held or controlled by legal entities or any other entity which are themselves owned or controlled by the persons mentioned in 1° or which knowingly act on their behalf or on their instructions.

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Article L562-2

Le ministre chargé de l’économie et le ministre de l’intérieur peuvent décider, conjointement, pour une durée de six mois, renouvelable, le gel des fonds et ressources économiques :

1° Qui appartiennent à, sont possédés, détenus ou contrôlés par des personnes physiques ou morales, ou toute autre entité qui commettent, tentent de commettre, facilitent ou financent des actes de terrorisme, y incitent ou y participent ;

2° Qui appartiennent à, sont possédés, détenus ou contrôlés par des personnes morales ou toute autre entité elles-mêmes détenues ou contrôlées par les personnes mentionnées au 1° ou agissant sciemment pour le compte ou sur instructions de celles-ci.

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