The suspension of the marketing of goods in respect of which proceedings have been brought for infringement of the provisions of Titles I, II and IV and the texts adopted for their application may be ordered by the examining magistrate or the court hearing the proceedings.
The measure shall be enforceable notwithstanding any appeal. It may be discharged by the court that ordered it or that is hearing the case. The measure ceases to have effect in the event of a decision to dismiss or acquit.
Decisions ruling on applications for release may be appealed to the Investigating Chamber or to the Court of Appeal depending on whether they were handed down by an investigating judge or by the court hearing the prosecution.
The investigating chamber or the court of appeal shall rule within one month of the date of the decision appealed against.
If the investigating chamber or the court of appeal has not ruled within this period, and at the latest within forty days of the decision being handed down, the measures ordered shall automatically cease.