I. – Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 521-3, failure to comply with the prohibition imposed by article L. 521-2 is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.
II. – Natural persons guilty of the offence provided for in I of this article shall also be liable to the following additional penalties:
1° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-26 of the Criminal Code ;
2° Disqualification from holding a public office or from engaging in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of which the offence was committed, for a period of up to five years, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 of the Criminal Code;
3° Closure, for a maximum of five years, of the establishments or one or more establishments of the company that were used to commit the offence;
4° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the thing that is the product of the offence, with the exception of objects that can be returned;
5° The posting or dissemination of the decision in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-35 or 131-39 of the Criminal Code.
III. – Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the Criminal Code, for the offence set out in I of this article are liable to :
1° A fine in accordance witharticle 131-38 of the Criminal Code ;
2° The additional penalties mentioned in article 131-39 of the same code.
The prohibition referred to in 2° of the same article applies to the activity in the course of or in connection with which the offence was committed.