ARTICLE 92 : It shall be prohibited to reproduce, totally or partially, using any method whatsoever, monetary
signs that are legal tender in the national territory or abroad, without the prior authorisation of the Central Bank or,
if it concerns foreign monetary signs, the authority that issued them.
It shall also be prohibited, and subject to the same conditions, to display, distribute, import or export
such reproductions, including in newspapers, books or prospectus.
Any violation of this article shall be punished with imprisonment of between one to six months and a fine of
between 50, 000 to 200, 000 francs, or only one of these two penalties.
ARTICLE 93: It shall be prohibited to use banks notes or coins that are legal tender in the national territory or
abroad as a tool in any advert whatsoever. Any violation of the provisions of this article shall be punished with a
fine of between 50,000 and 200,000 francs.
Bank notes or coins used in this manner shall be seized from those having or keeping them.
ARTICLE 94: Whoever manufactures, offers, receives, imports, exports or possesses, without the relevant
authorisation, marks, materials, appliances or others objects which by their nature are meant to manufacture,
forge, falsify, alter or colour monetary signs shall be punished with imprisonment of between two to five years and
a fine of between 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 francs or only one of these two penalties.
An attempt to commit this crime shall be liable to the same punishment as the commission of the crime
itself.
ARTICLE 95: The penalties provided for in the previous articles shall
apply to:
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offences committed in the national territory;
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offences committed abroad, subject to the differences and conditions provided for in the Criminal
Procedure Code.
ARTICLE 96: Irrespective of how the offence is labelled, the objects referred to in articles
86 to 93, and the metals, papers and other materials found in the possession of the guilty persons and meant to
commit similar offences shall be seized. The said confiscated objects, metals, papers and other materials shall
be handed over to the Central Bank at its request, subject to needs for the administration of Justice.
Instruments used to commit the offence shall also be seized, unless they were used without their
owner knowing.
ARTICLE 97: Whoever is guilty of one of the offences provided for in articles 86, 87, 88, 89 and 94 but provides
information about and reveals the perpetrators of the offences to authorities before any legal proceeding is
launched shall be exempted from the penalty. He/she shall however receive a residency prohibition of between 5
to 20 years.
Whoever is guilty of one of the same offences but enables, after legal proceedings have been launched,
the arrest of the other guilty persons shall be exempted from the penalty, totally or partially. He/she shall however
receive a residency prohibition of between 5 to 20 years.
SECTION Il: COUNTERFEITING STAMPS AND TRADEMARKS
ARTICLE 98: Whoever forges the seals, stamps or trademarks of the State, councils or a state official or who
knowingly uses counterfeit seals, stamps or trademarks, shall be punished with imprisonment of between five to
twenty years, and optionally a residency prohibition of between one to twenty years.
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