Enacted parts

ARTICLE 225-12-2
(Decree no. 2002-305 of 4 March 2002 Article 13 Official Journal of 5 March 2002)
(Act no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 Article 50 3° Official Journal of 19 March 2003)
Updated 12/10/2005 - Page 52/132

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PENAL CODE
The penalty is increased to five years' imprisonment and to €75,000:
1° where the offence is committed habitually or against more than one person;
2° where the person was put in contact with the offender by the use, for the dissemination of messages to an
unrestricted public, of a communication network;
3° where the offence was committed by a person abusing the authority conferred upon him by his position.
The penalty is increased to seven years' imprisonment and to a fine of €100,000 where the offence was committed
against a minor under fifteen years of age.
ARTICLE 225-12-3
(Inserted by Decree no. 2002-305 of 4 March 2002 Article 13 Official Journal of 5 March 2002)
Where the misdemeanours referred to under articles 225-12-1 to 225-12-2 are committed abroad by a French
national or by a person habitually resident on French territory, French law is applicable notwithstanding the second
paragraph of article 113-6, and the provisions of the second sentence of article 113-8 do not apply.
ARTICLE 225-12-4
(Inserted by Decree no. 2002-305 of 4 March 2002 Article 13 Official Journal of 5 March 2002)
(Act no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 Article 50 3° Official Journal of 19 March 2003)
A legal person may incur criminal liability, pursuant to the conditions set out under article 121 -2, for the offences
defined under this Section of the present Code.
The penalties incurred by legal persons are:
1° a fine, pursuant to the conditions set out under article 131-38;
2° the penalties enumerated in article 131-39.
The prohibition under 2° of article 131-39 applies to the activity in the exercise of which or on the occasion of the
exercise of which the offence was committed.
SECTION IIter
THE EXPLOITATION OF BEGGING
Articles 225-12-5 to
225-12-7