The amount of the remuneration provided for in Article L. 311-3 specific to each medium is brought to the attention of the purchaser when the recording media mentioned in Article L. 311-4 are put up for sale. An explanatory note on this remuneration and its purposes, which can be integrated into the medium in a dematerialised form, is also provided. This notice mentions the possibility of concluding exemption agreements or obtaining reimbursement of private copy levies under the conditions provided for in Article L. 311-8.
The agents mentioned in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the French Consumer Code will investigate and record breaches of this article, in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 511-5 of the French Consumer Code. These breaches are punished by an administrative fine of no more than €3,000.
The conditions for application of this article are defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.