Chapter II: Safety

Holding for sale or distribution free of charge, offering for sale, selling or distributing free of charge products whose importation is prohibited, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 422-2, is punishable by the fine provided for 5th class offences. Natural or legal persons guilty of the contravention provided for in the previous paragraph shall also incur the additional penalty of confiscation of the thing that served or was…

Failure to inform the competent administrative authorities of actions taken in application of: 1° the first paragraph of article L. 423-3; 2° Paragraph 3 of Article 19 and paragraph 3 of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures…

Infringements of the European Commission measures mentioned in Article L. 422-3 are punishable by the fine provided for 5th class contraventions. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 du code pénal.

If a food or feed business operator responsible for retail or distribution activities, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, failing to comply with…

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable by articles R. 452-3 and R. 452-3-1 are also liable to confiscation of the item that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the item that is the product of the offence. Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, for the offence punishable by Articles R. 452-3…

Failing to make the declaration provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 423-3, or to provide inaccurate or incomplete information, is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences. The fine is incurred as many times as there are products concerned by the recall. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 du code pénal.