I. – If, at the end of the period provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 563-1, the operator has not complied with the formal notice given to it to cease the unlawful activity of online gaming or betting, a ban on fund transfers shall be imposed, on a proposal from the Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne, by order of the Minister responsible for the Budget.
This order designates the person or persons targeted by the prohibition decision and specifies whether the suspension of transfers applies to funds coming from, going to, or coming from and going to these accounts.
II. – The order specifies the duration of the ban provided for in I, which may not exceed six months. If, at the end of this period, the illegal operation of games continues, the prohibition decision may be renewed, after giving the operator the opportunity to present its observations, for one or more periods of up to six months.
Orders issued pursuant to this article are notified to the parties concerned and published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and, if they are issued against an operator whose registered office is located in another State of the European Union, in the Official Journal of the European Union.