Without prejudice to any more severe penalty prescribed under the Decree by Law, the Ministry or the Competent Authority, as the case may be, may impose an administrative fine on the Customer where it is established that they knew, or ought to have known by virtue of their profession, trade, or expertise, that the Fraudulent, Corrupt, or Counterfeit Goods, or the materials used in their Fraudulent alteration, were harmful to the health and safety of humans or animals, in any of the following cases: 1. Where the Fraudulent, Corrupt, or Counterfeit Goods, or the materials used in their Fraudulent alteration, relate to pharmaceutical products, agricultural produce, or organic food products. 2. Where the Customer reintroduces Fraudulent or Corrupt Goods into circulation and for consumption despite their having been established to be unfit for use. 3. Where the Customer purchases Fraudulent, Corrupt, or Counterfeit Goods with the intention of trading therein and deriving unlawful gain therefrom, whether by offering them for sale in their original condition, after introducing modifications thereto, or after Recycling them. 4. Where the Customer commits any act of promotion, marketing, or misleading or deceptive advertising in relation to Fraudulent, Corrupt, or Counterfeit Goods, or provides false or misleading information regarding their nature, quality, source, or components.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.