References & legal scholarship · 9 Mar 2000

Criminal Code — fraud (art. 313-1)

Reproduction of article 313-1 of the Criminal Code defining and penalising fraud, included in the case file as reference material.

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Date: 9 Mar 2000

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Article 313-1 of the Criminal Code — fraud

Overview: Reproduction of article 313-1 of the Criminal Code, defining and penalising fraud, gathered in the case file as reference material.

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The document reproduces article 313-1 of the Criminal Code: fraud is defined there as deceiving a person, by using a false name or a false capacity, by abusing a genuine capacity or by employing fraudulent manoeuvres, so as to induce that person to hand over funds, securities or property, to provide a service or to consent to an act. The penalty stated is five years' imprisonment and a fine of 2,500,000 F (wording in force at the time).

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Criminal Code Article 313-1. Fraud (escroquerie) is the act, whether by the use of a false name or a false capacity, or by the abuse of a true capacity, or by the use of fraudulent manoeuvres, of deceiving a natural or legal person and thereby inducing them, to their prejudice or to the prejudice of a third party, to hand over funds, valuables or any property, to provide a service or to consent to an act creating an obligation or a discharge. Fraud is punished by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 2,500,000 F.

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