Article 360: Anyone who offends against morality by inciting, promoting or facilitating the debauchery or the corrupting of minors shall be punished by imprisonment of two to five years and a fine of 500,000 to 5,000,000 francs. The pronouncement of the sentence shall take into account the acts committed even abroad. The attempt shall be punishable. Article 361: Any person who, by gesture, verbally, writing or any other means, publicly solicits or attempts to solicit persons of either sex with a view to provoking them to debauchery shall be punished by imprisonment of fifteen days to three months and a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 francs. Article 362: Shall be punished by imprisonment for two to five years and a fine of 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 francs, whoever : 1° holds directly or through an intermediary, manages, directs, operates, finances or contributes to financing an body whose main or secondary purpose is prostitution ; 2° accepts or habitually tolerates that one or more persons engage in prostitution or seek customers for prostitution either inside or in the annexes of the establishment, hotel, furnished house, guest house, liquor store, restaurant, club, dance hall, club, place of entertainment or any other place open to the public, which he owns or manages or finances. The attempt shall be punishable. The judge shall pronounce the withdrawal of the license of the convicted person. The convicts shall be sentenced to reimburse the fees eventually used for repatriation of the persons who have exploited or attempted to exploit or contributed to the exploitation of prostitution. The investigating magistrate may also order, on a provisional basis and for a maximum period of three months renewable, the closure of the establishment. Article 363: Any person who, in any capacity whatsoever, has private premises or facilities and knowingly makes them available to persons engaged in prostitution, with a view to the habitual practice of debauchery, shall be punished by imprisonment of six months to two years and a fine of between 500,000 and 5,000,000 francs. Article 364: In all cases provided for in this chapter, deprivation of rights and prohibition of appearance in certain places mentioned in articles 68 and 80 may be pronounced. CHAPTER II: OFFENSES RELATED TO NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

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