Here are some answers:
Whether the currency symbol is to the left or right of the price
AFAIK, the currency symbol is to the right side of the price: 123 €
Which symbol to use as thousands separator
Use a thin space for number with more than 3 digit long (i.e. 1 000 €, 10 000 €)
Which symbol to use as decimal point
ALWAYS use a comma: 123,45 €
Whether the rules also cover the formatting of foreign currencies
This is valid for any currency and also for any unit: 12 345,67 kg
Reference Académie Française (especially §3)
To complete @M42 answer,
I’ll add that we should use 1,23 € but use a lot 1€23 in France, to write it like we say it. In particular, the latter is used on many price tags.
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