Book IV: Criminal and financial penalties

In the premises, places, installations and vehicles to which they have access pursuant to article L. 1421-2, as well as in places open to the public, public health inspecting pharmacists and inspectors from regional health agencies who are pharmacists authorised and sworn in under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat are authorised to investigate and record breaches of the laws and regulations relating to the practice…

The Public Prosecutor shall be informed in advance of any operations planned by the inspectors referred to in article L. 5411-1 with a view to detecting infringements. He may object to these operations. Reports are forwarded to him within five days of their completion. A copy is also given to the person concerned. Infringements and breaches are recorded in minutes, which are authentic until proven otherwise.

As part of this mission, the inspectors referred to in article L. 5411-1 may seize products on the basis of a judicial authorisation issued by an order of the liberty and custody judge. The request must include all the information required to justify the seizure. The seizure is carried out under the authority and control of the judge who authorised it. The products seized are immediately inventoried. The inventory is…

When investigating or ascertaining an offence referred to in article L. 5411-1, the inspectors referred to in article L. 5411-1 are empowered to note the identity of the person they are checking. If the person refuses or is unable to prove his or her identity, they shall immediately report the matter to any territorially competent officer of the judicial police, who may then carry out an identity check under the…