Failure to comply with the rules on advertising for pharmaceutical companies and establishments laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5124-18 is punishable by a fine of €150,000.
The same penalties shall apply, irrespective of the method of advertising used, to persons who profit from irregular advertising and to agents disseminating such advertising.
The provisions of the previous paragraph apply when the advertising, which was carried out abroad, is collected or broadcast in France.
In all cases, the court may order the seizure and destruction of the advertising documents and objects concerned.