Enacted parts

ARTICLE 443-1
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 in force 1 January
2002)
The counterfeiting or the forgery of papers issued by the Public Treasury with its stamp or mark or of papers issued
by foreign States with their stamp or mark, as well as the 
use or transport of such forged or counterfeited papers, is punished by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of
€100,000.
ARTICLE 443-2
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 in force 1 January
2002)
The counterfeiting or forging of stamps or other postal fiduciary securities, and also of stamps issued by the public
finance administration, and the sale, transport, circulation or use of such counterfeited or forged stamps or securities is
punished by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.
ARTICLE 443-3
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 in force 1 January
Updated 12/10/2005 - Page 113/132

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PENAL CODE
2002)
A penalty of one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000 is incurred by manufacturing, selling, transporting or
distributing any articles, printed documents or forms which resemble documents of title or other fiduciary securities
issued by the State, local councils, public corporation, or the public operators referred to by Act n° 90-568 of 2 July 1990
governing the organisation of the postal and telecommunications public service so as to facilitate the acceptance of such
articles, printed documents or forms in lieu of the securities they resemble.
ARTICLE 434-4
(Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 Article 3 Official Journal of 22 September 2000 in force 1 January
2002)
A penalty of six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 is incurred by counterfeiting or forging foreign stamps or
other postal securities issued by the postal service of a foreign country, and also the selling, transport, distribution or use
of those counterfeited or forged stamps or securities.