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Article L5451-1 of the French Public Health Code

The following is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of €150,000: 1° Continuing, with regard to the products concerned, activities which have been the subject of one of the suspension or prohibition measures provided for in articles L. 5312-1, L. 5312-1-1 and L. 5312-2 ; 2° Not complying with the special conditions or restrictions which may be imposed in the interests of public health on the prescription, supply,…

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Article L5451-2 of the French Public Health Code

Natural persons guilty of the offences referred to in Article L. 5451-1 shall also be liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentence and one or more messages informing the public of the sentence, under the conditions set out in Article 131-35 of the French Penal Code ; 2° Posting the sentence, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the…

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Article L5451-3 of the French Public Health Code

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions laid down in Article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in Article L. 5451-1 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 131-38 of the French Penal Code: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or…

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Article L5451-4 of the French Public Health Code

The provisions of the first three paragraphs of article L. 4163-2 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 5323-4. The provisions of the following paragraphs of the same article apply to natural and legal persons who offer or provide benefits to these persons.

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