I. – Subject to the special provisions set out in the following articles, any infringement of the provisions of Title III of Part One of Book I, and of the laws governing indirect taxes, as well as the decrees and orders issued for their implementation, any manoeuvre with the aim or result of defrauding or compromising the duties, taxes, fees, balances and other charges established by these provisions shall be punishable by a fine of €100 to €750, a penalty of between one and three times the amount of the duties, taxes, fees, balances or other charges evaded or compromised, without prejudice to the confiscation of objects, products or goods seized in contravention, as well as the confiscation of goods and assets that are the direct or indirect product of the offence.
II. – The fine provided for in I is replaced by a fine of €15 to €30 for breaches of the provisions of Article 290 quater.