Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 314-5 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.
As additional penalties, guilty natural persons are also liable to a ban, in accordance with the terms set out in the Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, or to engage in a commercial or industrial profession, to direct, administer, manage or control in any capacity whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for their own account or for the account of others, a commercial or industrial enterprise or a commercial company.