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Article R162-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Any person who has received counterfeit or falsified coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France and refuses to hand them over or have them handed over to the Banque de France or the public institution La Monnaie de Paris shall be punished in accordance with article R. 645-9 of the French Criminal Code.

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Article R162-4

Le fait, pour une personne ayant reçu des pièces de monnaie ou billets de banque ayant cours légal en France contrefaits ou falsifiés, de refuser de les remettre ou de les faire remettre à la Banque de France ou à l’établissement public La Monnaie de Paris est réprimé conformément à l’article R. 645-9 du code pénal.

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