Enacted parts

ARTICLE 435-3
(Act no. 200-595 of 30th June 2000 Article 2 Official Journal 1 July 2000; Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September
2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 in force 1 January 2002)
For the implementation of Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business
Transactions signed in Paris the 17th December 1997, the unlawful proffering, at any time, directly or indirectly, of any
offer, promise, gift, present or advantage of any kind to a person holding public office or discharging a public service
mission, or an electoral mandate in a foreign State, or within a public international organisation, to carry out or abstain
from carrying out an act of his function, duty or mandate or facilitated by his function, duty or mandate, with a view to
obtaining or keeping a market or other improper advantage in international commerce is punished by ten years'
imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.
The same penalties apply to yielding to any person specified in the previous paragraph who unlawfully solicits, at
any time, directly or indirectly, any offer, promise, gift, present or advantage of any kind to carry out or abstain from
carrying out an act specified in the previous paragraph.
Prosecution of the misdemeanours referred to under the present article may only be initiated on the orders of the
public prosecutor.
ARTICLE 435-4
(Act no. 200-595 of 30th June 2000 Article 2 Official Journal 1 July 2000; Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September
2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 in force 1 January 2002)
For the implementation of Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business
Transactions signed in Paris the 17 December 1997, the unlawful proffering, at any time, directly or indirectly, of any
offer, promise, gift, present or advantage of any kind to obtain from any judge or prosecutor, juror or any other person
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holding judicial office, arbitrator or expert (whether nominated by the court or by the parties) or a person entrusted by
judicial authority with a duty of conciliation or mediation, in a foreign State or within a public international organisation, to
carry out an act or abstain from carrying out an act of his office, duty or mandate or facilitated by his office, duty or
mandate, with a view to obtaining or keeping any market or other unjustified advantage in international commerce is
punished by ten years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.
The same penalties apply to yielding to any person specified in the previous paragraph who unlawfully solicits, at
any time, directly or indirectly, any offer, promise, gift, present or advantage of any kind to carry out or abstain from
carrying out an act specified in the previous paragraph.
Prosecution of the misdemeanours referred to under the present article may only be initiated on the orders of the
public prosecutor.
SECTION III
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES AND LIABILITY OF LEGAL PERSONS
Articles 435-5 to 435-6