In the event of prosecution for an offence that may result in the temporary or permanent closure of a public house, the Public Prosecutor’s Office will take the steps provided for in the last paragraph of article 706-37 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
When the person holding the licence or owning the public house is not being prosecuted, the temporary or permanent closure measures may only be ordered if it is established that this person has been summoned at the behest of the public prosecutor, indicating the nature of the proceedings and the possibility of the court ordering the said measures.
The person mentioned in the previous paragraph may present his observations at the hearing or have them presented by a lawyer. If he makes use of this option, he may appeal against the decision to close the public house temporarily or permanently.