Enacted parts

ARTICLE 324-4
(Inserted by Act no. 96-392 of 13th May 1996 Article 1 Official Journal of 14th May 1996)
Where the felony or misdemeanour which produced the property or funds for which the money-laundering
operations were carried out is punishable by a custodial sentence higher than that incurred under articles 324-1 or
324-2, the offence of money-laundering is punished by the penalties applicable to the offence the money-launderer
knew about, and if this offence was accompanied by aggravating circumstances, by such penalties as relate exclusively
to the circumstances of which he was aware.
ARTICLE 324-5
(Inserted by Act no. 96-392 of 13th May 1996 Article 1 Official Journal of 14th May 1996) 
As regards recidivism, money laundering is assimilated to the offence for which the money laundering operations
were performed.
ARTICLE 324-6
(Inserted by Act no. 96-392 of 13th May 1996 Article 1 Official Journal of 14th May 1996) 
Attempt to commit the misdemeanours referred to under the present Section is subject to the same penalties.
SECTION II
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO NATURAL PERSONS AND
LIABILITY OF LEGAL PERSONS
Articles 324-7 to 324-9
ARTICLE 324-7
(Act no. 96-392 of 13th May 1996 Article 1 Official Journal of 14th May 1996) 
(Act no. 2001-420 of 15th May 2001 Article 47 Official Journal of 16th May 2001)
Natural persons convicted of any of the offences provided for under articles 324-1 and 324-2 also incur the following
additional penalties:
1° prohibition, pursuant to the conditions set out under article 131-27, to hold public office or to undertake the social
or professional activity in the course of which or on the occasion of the performance of which the offence was
committed, this prohibition being permanent or temporary in the case referred to under article 324-2, and limited to five
years in the case referred to under article 324-1.
2° prohibition to hold or carry a weapon requiring a licence, for a maximum period of five years;
3° prohibition to draw cheques, except those allowing the withdrawal of funds by the drawer from the drawee or
certified cheques, and the prohibition to use payment cards, for a maximum period of five years;
4° suspension of the driving licence for a maximum period of five years; this suspension may be limited to driving
outside professional activity;
5° cancellation of the driving licence accompanied by a prohibition, for a maximum period of five years, to apply for
the issue of a new licence;
6° confiscation of one or more vehicles belonging to the person convicted;
7° confiscation of one or more weapons belonging to the convicted person or which he has freely available to him;
8° confiscation of the thing which was used or intended for the commission of the offence, or of the thing which is
the product of it, with the exception of articles subject to restitution;
9° forfeiture of civic, civil and family rights, pursuant to the conditions set out under article 131-26;
10° area banishment, pursuant to the conditions set out under article 131-31;
11° prohibition to leave the territory of the Republic for a maximum period of five years;
12° confiscation of some or all of the property of the convicted person, of whatever type, movable or immovable,
whether jointly or separately owned.