S.L. 117.42 Art. 12Offences.

(1) Any person who hinders or obstructs, in any manner whatsoever, the Board or a sectoral authority, as well as any person appointed by the same, in the exercise of their functions according to these regulations, or fails to collaborate in an investigation according to these regulations, shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (€2,329.37).

(2) Any person who when ordered by the Board to cease an unfair trading practice persists in such a practice, and failing an agreement according to regulation 11, shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand three hundred and twenty-nine euro and thirty-seven cents (€2,329.37) or a fine calculated on the profit made by the offender in connection with the transaction in contravention to these regulations:

Provided that when the fine is so calculated, it may not exceed five times the profit made by the offender.

(3) Any criminal proceeding according to this regulation shall only be initiated upon a complaint by the Board.