French Penal Code
The code defines offences and penalties, including the criminal liability of legal persons, money laundering, bribery, breach of trust and fraud, together with the additional penalties applicable to companies.
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Reference
- Reference
- Code pénal, LEGITEXT000006070719
- Area
- Finance, money laundering and integrity
- Supervision
- Ministère de la Justice
- Publisher
- Légifrance
- Checked
- 2026-09-21
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Related acts
- French Monetary and Financial CodeCode monétaire et financier, LEGITEXT000006072026
- Act of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic lifeLoi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016
- French Commercial CodeCode de commerce, LEGITEXT000005634379
- Act of 27 March 2017 on the duty of vigilance of parent and instructing companiesLoi n° 2017-399 du 27 mars 2017
- French Labour CodeCode du travail, LEGITEXT000006072050
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