1. Infringements of the law of 16 March 1915, amended by that of 17 July 1922 relating to the prohibition of the manufacture, wholesale and retail sale and circulation of absinthe and similar liqueurs, and the decrees issued for its application, are punishable, at the request of the public prosecutor, by a fine of €18,000.
For persons engaged in retail sales, the fine incurred is €3,750.
Whoever makes it impossible for officers authorised to ascertain the said offences to carry out their duties either by refusing them entry to their manufacturing, storage or sales premises, or in any other way, shall be punished, in addition to the penalties provided for in the second paragraph of Article 1798, by the penalties provided for in Article L217-10 of the French Consumer Code.
Infringements are investigated and established at the behest of the public prosecutor, as in matters of fraud and falsification.
2. Failure to comply with the prohibitions mentioned in article L. 3322-5 of the Public Health Code is punishable in accordance with article L. 3351-4 of the aforementioned code.