(1) Any lender demanding or taking interest or any other reward higher
than the rate fixed by law for loans of the kind in question shall be punished
with fine of from CFAF 5 000 (five thousand) to CFAF 1 000 000 (one
million).
(2) On subsequent conviction within the meaning of Section 88 of this
Code, the penalty shall be imprisonment for from 15 (fifteen) days to 1 (one)
year and the fine shall be doubled.
(3) The Court may order publication of its judgment under Section 33 of
this Code.
(4) For the purposes of this Section, the borrower shall not be treated
as an accessory.
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