The manufacture, distribution, advertising, offer for sale, sale, import and export of falsified medicinal products defined in article L. 5111-3 for veterinary use are punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of €375,000. These penalties are increased to seven years’ imprisonment and a fine of €750,000 when:
1° The falsified medicinal product is dangerous to animal or human health or to the environment;
2° The offences provided for in the first paragraph of this article have been committed by veterinary pharmaceutical establishments authorised in application of article L. 5142-2, the professionals referred to in Article L. 5143-2 or the groups referred to in Article L. 5143-6;
3° These same offences were committed as part of an organised gang;
4° The offences of advertising, offering for sale or selling falsified medicinal products were committed on a telecommunications network intended for a non-specified public.