Section 3: Enforcement and sanctions

In the event of an emergency, exceptional circumstances or an imminent threat to public order, public safety or national defence, the Minister may impose a measure provided for in I or II of Article L. 151-3-1 after giving the investor formal notice to submit its observations within a reduced period which may not be less than five working days. At the end of this period, the Minister notifies the investor…

When the Minister enjoins an investor, pursuant to 1° of I and II of Article L. 151-3-1, to submit an application in order to regularise its situation, the injunction shall specify the documents and information required to examine the application. When the Minister enjoins an investor, pursuant to 3° of I or 2° and 3° of II of Article L. 151-3-1, to modify the investment or to comply with the…

The daily amount of a penalty payment ordered pursuant to article L. 151-3-1 may not exceed fifty thousand euros. Penalties are recovered in the same way as State debts other than taxes and property.

The decision to appoint an agent, taken in application of Article L. 151-3-1, paragraph I, section d, shall specify the foreseeable duration of the agent’s assignment and the monthly remuneration, which shall take into account, in particular, the nature and importance of the assignment.