The penalty for the offences referred to in Article 17 is aggravated to imprisonment and a fine of not less than AED 100,000 and not more than AED 2,000,000, or either penalty, in the following cases: 1. The fraud, deception or counterfeiting of goods, or an attempt at it, is accompanied by the use of false or altered scales, measures, gauges, seals, labels or testing equipment, or methods or means that render weighing, measuring or testing of the product inaccurate. 2. The fraudulent, spoiled or counterfeit goods, or the materials used to adulterate them, are harmful to human or animal health and safety. 3. The fraudulent, spoiled or counterfeit goods are medicinal products, agricultural produce or organic food products.
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